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2022-03-22
22nd March 2022
Program (India Time)
11.00 am: Opening remarks
DEEPAK MISHRA, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER
TAKESHI KURIHARA, President, PRI
11:10 am: Inaugural Address
RAJIV KUMAR, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog
11.30 am: Session 1 - Policy Responses to COVID19 in India and Japan and Future Outlook for the Two Economies
Moderator / Chair: Puja Mehra, Senior Journalist
Presentations:
Ajit Ranade, Vice-Chancellor, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics
Atsushi KAWAMOTO, Director, Policy Co-ordination Office and Global Economy Review Office, Policy Planning and Research Division, Ministry of Finance, Japan [Download Presentation]
Lead Discussants:
Go YAMADA, Principal Economist, Japan Center for Economic Research [Download Presentation]
Alok Sheel, Former Secretary, PM Economic Advisory Council
12.15 pm Session 2 - Prospects for India-Japan Economic Cooperation
Moderator: Anil Padmanabhan, Senior Journalist
Presentations:
Takahiro SATO, Professor, Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University [Download Presentation]
Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER and Sanjana Joshi, Senior Consultant, ICRIER [Download Presentation]
Lead Discussants:
Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, Former Indian Ambassador to Japan
Masashi KONO, Director of Asia and Oceania, JETRO Overseas Research Department
1.10 pm: Concluding Remarks and Vote of Thanks
Kawauchi Hironori, Executive Vice President, PRI
Sanjana Joshi, Senior Consultant, ICRIER
2021-10-06
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2021-03-20
Saturday, March 20, 2021
Agenda
12.00 PM: Inaugural Session
Welcome Remarks: Pramod Bhasin, Chairman, ICRIER
Brief Summary of Study: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER
Keynote Address: Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister of State (IC), Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, GOI
Vote of Thanks: Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
1.00 PM: Enhancing Trade Infrastructure and Connectivity in NER: Gaps and Impediments
Presentation by ICRIER
1.45 PM: Panel Discussion: Realizing the Potential of Act East Policy for Economic Development of NER
Moderator: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER
Panellists
Pratima Bhoumik, Member of Parliament
Laisam Simai, MLA, Nampong, Arunachal Pradesh
Rajat Sethi, Advisor, Chief Minister of Manipur
Sanjay Chadha, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, GOI
Jitendra Kumar Sinha, Principal Secretary to CM, Tripura
Gaigongdin Panmei, Financial Advisor, North Eastern Council, Shillong
Debajyoti Dutta, Secretary, Act East Affairs, Assam
Gurudas Das, Professor, National Institute of Technology, Silchar
3.00 PM: Concluding Remarks and Vote of Thanks
2021-02-25
25th February 2021, Guwahati
Agenda
8:45 am- 9.00 Registration
9.00 am -10:00 am: Inaugural Session
Welcome Address and Introduction to Workshop: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER
Special Address: Rajeev Kher, Former Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, GOI
Keynote Address: Aditya Mishra, Chairman, Land Ports Authority of India, New Delhi
Guest Remarks: Gaigongdin Panmei, Financial Advisor, North Eastern Council, Shillong
Presentation of Study Findings: Pankaj Vashisht, Senior Fellow, ICRIER
10:00 am -11:30 am: Panel Discussion I : Border Trade, Connectivity & Infrastructure in the Context of India’s Act East Policy: Status & Gaps
Moderator: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER
Panellists:
P. Jawahar, Secretary, Department of Commerce & Industries, Mizoram
P. R. Khaund, Secretary, Department of Industries and Commerce, Assam
Parshant Kumar Goyal, Secretary, Department of Industries and Commerce, Tripura
Hage Tari, Secretary, Department of Trade and Commerce, Arunachal Pradesh
Kekhrievor Kevichusa, Commissioner & Secretary, Department of Industries and Commerce, Nagaland
L Bikram, Director, Trade, Commerce and Industries, Manipur
Winfred Warshong. Deputy Director, Department of Commerce and Industries, Meghalaya
Sumita Pradhan, Special Secretary cum Director, Department of Commerce and Industries, Sikkim
11:30 am - 1:00 pm: Panel Discussion II: Border Trade, Connectivity & Infrastructure in the Context of India’s Act East Policy: Potential & Impediments
Moderator: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER
Panellists:
Debdutta Nandwani, Lead Consultant, East India Trade Advisors, Kolkata
Habul Biswas, General Secretary, Agartala Export Import Association, Agartala
Toko Tatung, Secretary General, Arunachal Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Itanagar
Tenzing Tsephel, General Secretary, Nathula Border Trader Association, Sikkim
Charles Reuben Lyngdoh, Professor, Synod College, Shillong
NVR Jyoti Kumar, Professor, Mizoram University, Mizoram
Concluding Remarks
Lunch
2021-02-09
February 9, 2021
10:00-10:10: Opening Remark
- SAKATA Wataru, President of PRI
- Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
10:10-10:40: “Digital economy in India”
- Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
10:40-10:55: Question & Answer
10:55-11:25: “Views on RCEP from Indian side”
- Nisha Taneja, professor
- Sanjana Joshi, Senior consultant
11:25-11:40: Question & Answer
11:40: Closing
2020-12-28
December 28-29, 2020
ICRIER jointly with Global Counter Terrorism Council (GCTC) is organising a two day Conference on 'Anti Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism' during December 28-29, 2020.
December 28th, 2020 (Day: 1)
9:30 AM– 9:35 AM: Welcome By Lalit Ambardar, Anchor, GCTC International AML/CFT Conference 2020 & Political Analyst
9:30 AM– 10:45 AM: Inaugural Session
Dr. Kanwal Sibal, IFS(Retd), Chairman-Advisory Board, Global Counter Terrorism Council & Former Foreign Secretary, Government of India
Dr. Shekhar Dutt, SM, IAS(Retd.), Patron-Global Counter Terrorism Council, Former Governor-Chhattisgarh State, Former Defence Secretary & Deputy National Security Advisor-GoI
Chief Guest Address: Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra & Goa (Addl. Chrg.) His Excellency Bhagat Singh Koshiari
10:40 AM– 11:00 AM: Vivek Tankha, Member Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Senior Advocate, Supreme Court & Former Advocte General, Madhya Pradesh & Former Additional Solicitor General of India
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Session 1: Legal & Regulatory Framework in India to handle AML/CFT
Speakers:
Beni Chatterjee, Senior Advocate, Bombay High Court, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Vivek Srivastava, General Manager-Compliance, -Reserve Bank of India
Surender Singh, Senior Prosecutor, National Investigation Agency, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
A.C. Singh, Former Deputy Legal Advisor, Enforcement Directorate
Anil Aggarwal, Chartered Accountant
Session Chair: Prof. Chakka Banerjee, Professor & Dean-VIT Law University
1:00 PM – 1:20 PM: Keynote Address
Sujit Kumar Varma, Deputy Managing Director, Corporate Accounts Group, State Bank of India
1:20 PM – 1:45 PM: BREAK
1:45 PM – 3:15 PM: Session 2: Strengthening Money/Value Transfer Mechanisms Aiding AML/TF
Speaker
Justice A.H.M. Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, Retd. Justice Supreme Court, Bangladesh
Santosh Rastogi, IPS, Inspector General, National Investigation Agency
Theresa Karunakaran, Former Director, Regulatory Affairs, Deutsche Bank, Former Advisor AXIS Bank & Former General Manager, Reserve Bank of India
Honey Katiyal, Founder, Investors Clinic Infratech Private Limited
H.E. Zulfiquar Z Ghadiyali, Executive Director at DIHC- Under Chairmanship of HH
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Sultan Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan- Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Capt. Raghu Ram, Former CEO-NATGRID
Hossam M Abd El-Rahman, Dubai, U.A.E.
Session Chair: Shashi Kant Mishra, Co-organiser-GCTC International AML/CFT Conference 2020 & Former General Manager, Punjab National Bank
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM: Break
Welcome By Anchor Madhu Sharma, Co-Organiser, GCTC International AML/CFT Conference 2020 & Member, GCTC.
3:30PM – 5:00 PM: Session 3: Lacuna in Legal & Regulatory framework which help in ML/TF
Speakers:
Lily Vadera, Former Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India
Shirish Pathak, Managing Director, Fintelekt Advisory Services Private Limited
Md. Khurshid Alam Khan, Anti Corruption Commission, Dhaka Supreme Court, Bangladesh
Tarun Ghia, Chartered Accountant
Daryl Nolch, Economic & Risk Assessment Reviews, Member International Association of Risk & Compliance Professionals
Prof. Chakka Banerjee, Professor & Dean-VIT Law University
Session Chair : Pradeep Godbole, Co-organiser-GCTC International AML/CFT Conference 2020 & Director, Risk and Compliance Professionals Association
5:00PM – 5:15 PM: BREAK
5:15 PM - 7:00 PM Session 4: Various Mechanisms of AML/CFT in different countries: Legal, Regulatory & Best Practices
Suresh Prabhu, G20 & G7 Sherpa, India
Rosalind Lazar, Regional AML Director - APAC, Singapore
Hue Dang, VP & Global Head of Business Development & New Ventures, Senior Asia Pacific Leader, Hong Kong
Elaine Ramsay, AML Compliance Officer, Meares William Lawyers, Christchurch, New Zealand
Konstantinos Apostolopoulos, Attorney at Law & Journalist, Vienna, Austria
Session Chair: Dr. Saon Ray, Co-organiser-GCTC International AML/CFT Conference 2020 & Senior Fellow, ICRIER
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Break
7:30 PM –9:30 PM: Session 5: International Cooperation Against Financing of Terrorism
FATF and its Relevance.
Impact of UN 1267 Committee on countering the financing of terrorism
IMF, World Bank cooperation with FATF to counter the finance of Terrorism.
Speakers:
Mahaveer Singhvi, IFS, Joint Secretary(Counter Terrorism), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project, U.S.A. & Former Coordinator-United Nations
Prof Anupam Jha, Assistant Professor, International Criminal Law & International Terrorism Law, University of Delhi
Prof. John Nomikos, Director-RIEAS, Greece
John Patrick, Author & Writer
Prof. Christian Kaunert, Chair- Policing & Security, University of South Wales, U.K.
Session Chair: Karnal Singh, IPS (Retd.) Chairperson-International AML/CFT Conference 2020 & Former Chief, Enforcement Directorate & Former Director-Financial Intelligence Unit, Ministry of Finance, Government of India
December 29th, 2020 (Day: 2)
Welcome By Lalit Ambardar, Anchor, GCTC International AML/CFT Conference 2020 & Political Analyst
10:00 AM– 11:00 AM: Keynote Address
Admiral ( Prof.) Jayanath Columbage, Foreign Secretary, Government of Sri Lanka
11:00 AM– 11:30 AM: Chief Guest Address: Hon’ble Governor of Punjab His Excellency V.P. Singh Badnore
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Cyber Tools Helping in Money Laundering & Ways to combat them
Dr. Jasim Haji, President, Artificial Intelligence Society, Bahrain
Madan Mohan Oberoi, IPS, Executive Director, INTERPOL
Dr. Pavan Duggal, CyberLaw Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Dr. Stephen Cutler, Former FBI
Jiten Jain, Director-Voyager Infosec & Cyber Security Expert
Session Chair: Pradeep Godbole, Co-organiser-GCTC International AML/CFT Conference 2020 & Director, Risk and Compliance Professionals Association
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM: Break
1:45 PM – 3:15 PM: Data Privacy & Data Integrity & Role of Upcoming Data Policy
Dr. Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi, IAS(Retd.), Chairman, State Police Complaints Authority, Punjab
Prof. Matthew Crosston, PhD, Director of Academic Transformation, Office of the Provost, Bowie State University; Senior Research Fellow, Cybersecurity Program, Institute for National Security Studies, Tel Aviv, Israel & Executive Vice Chairman –ModernDiplomacy.eu
Dr. Pavan Duggal, CyberLaw Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Theresa Karunakaran, Former Director, Regulatory Affairs, Deutsche Bank, Former Advisor-AXIS Bank & Former General Manager, Reserve Bank of India
Dr. Charru Malhotra, Associate Professor(e-Governance & ICT), Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi
Avalon Ingram, Financial Crime Expert, SWIFT
Session Chair: Rajat Kathuria, Co-organiser-GCTC International AML/CFT Conference 2020, President & CEO, ICRIER
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM: Keynote Address Session
Benami Transactions & Black Money Act
P.C. Mody, IRS, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes, India
Role of Banking in AML/CFT
Soma Sankara Prasad, Deputy Managing Director & Group Compliance Officer, State Bank of India
Panama Papers (Case Study)
Ritu Sarin, Indian Express
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM: Break
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Emerging Trends & Challenges in Narcotics & Terror Financing in India
Rakesh Asthana, IPS, NCB Chief & DG-BSF
SN Srivastava, IPS Commissioner of Police, Delhi Police
Loknath Behera, IPS, DGP, Kerala
Dilbag Singh, IPS, DGP, J&K
Rajender Pal Singh, IPS, DGP (Economic Office Wing), Uttar Pradesh
Avinash Mohnani, Former DGP, Sikkim
Anil Shukla, Inspector General, National Investigation Agency
Session Chair: Praveen Swami, Group Consulting Editor, Network18 Media
7:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Break
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Growing Nexus of International Terrorism and Organised Crime: Definition & Scope of the issue
A nexus between International terrorism and Organised Crime: How did we get here?
Defining the problem: the academic debate
Terrorist Finance: Criminal Methods
Utility of the nexus: Context dependent
The way forward
Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project, U.S.A.
Dr. Anne Speckhard, Director-International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism, U.S.A.
Praveen Swami, Group Consulting Editor, Network18 Media
Prof. Rommel C. Banlaoi, Chairman, Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research
Dr Vesna Markovic, Assistant Professor, Justice, Law and Public Safety Studies (JLPSS), Lewis University
Session Chair: Cleo Paskal, International Advisory Board Member, GCTC
9:30 PM: Vote of Thanks
2020-11-05
Ipsita Kathuria (Founder & CEO, TalentNomics India)
Rabea Brauer (Chief Representative, Japan, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung)
Aparna Devikar (Category Head, Dr Reddy’s Ltd.)
Aneesh Patnaik (Consultant, Vahura Talent Management)
2:00 - 2:30 PM
Princess Mabel van Oranje (Global Advocate for freedom, justice and development; Social change entrepreneur; Board Chair of Girls Not Brides)
Hosted by Anita George (Executive Vice President & Deputy Head, CDPQ Global)
2:30 - 3:15 PM
Panelists:
Henriette Kolb (Manager, Gender and Economic Inclusion, IFC)
Anu Madgavkar (Partner, McKinsey Global Institute)
Dr. Sanjay Kathuria (Senior Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, India, and former Lead Economist, World Bank)
Moderator: Dr Annurag Batra (Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld & exchange4media Group)
3:15 - 3:40 PM
Exciting polls, session videos & view partner exhibits
3:40 - 4:40 PM
Panelists:
Ronja Kemmer (Member of the German Parliament; Member, Committee on the Digital Agenda German Parliament)
Mouna Aouri Langendorf (Founder,Woomentum)
Nina Brandau (Education Policy Officer at Bitkom e.V., Germany’s digital association)
Moderator: Rabea Brauer (Chief Representative, Japan. Director Regional Program 'Economic Governance in Asia', Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS))
4:40 - 4:45 PM
Panelists:
Emcees: Aparna Devikar, Aneesh Patnaik
4:45 - 5:00 PM
Panelists:
Indu Balachandran (Author and satirist)
5:00 - 5:30 PM
Panelists:
TalentNomics India and KAS teams, Leaders and Mentors
Day 2: November 6th, 2020 (1.00PM – 5.35PM) IST
TalentNomics India and KAS teams, Leaders and Mentors
1:30 - 2:00 PM
Emcees: Aparna Devikar, Aneesh Patnaik
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Panelists:
Frances Valintine (CNZM- Founder & CEO, The Mind Lab, NZ and Tech Future Lab)
Dr. Rubana Huq (President BGMEA & MD, Mohammadi Group, Bangladesh)
TN Hari (Head HR, BigBasket, Advisor to start-ups)
Shweta Anand Arora (Leadership and executive coach; Founder, The Core Questin)
Moderator Ambika Singh Kahma (Journalist, Social Issues Campaign-NDTV )
3:00 - 3:15 PM
Exciting polls, session videos & view partner exhibits
Shiv Khera (Author, Educator, Business Consultant, Motivational Speaker)
Hosted by Binoo Wadhwa (COO, TalentNomics India)
Panelists:
Ipsita Kathuria (Founder, CEO TalentNomics India)
Binoo Wadhwa (COO, TalentNomics India)
Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha (Founder & Chairman, Harappa Education, Founder & Trustee, Ashoka University, Founding Dean and a member of the Executive Board of ISB)
Leslie Williams (President, LeaderShift Consulting)
5:00 - 5:15 PM
Panelists:TalentNomics India and KAS
5:15 - 5:35 PM
A Road-map for holistic (personal and professional) wellbeing in the current times
Dr. Sheela Nambiar (Founder, Training for Life; Women’s Wellness, Fitness & Lifestyle Consultant)
2020-10-05
[Videos]
2020-02-24
24th of February, 2020 at Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
Programe
10:30 – 11:00: Registration
11:00 – 11:10: Welcome Remarks
11:10 – 11:30: Opening Address
11:30 – 12:45:Panel Discussion I: India’s Engagement with Global Internet Governance Institutions and Processes
12:30 – 13:30: Lunch
13:30 – 14:00: Special Address
14:00 – 15:00: Panel Discussion II: India’s Critical Internet Infrastructure
15:00 – 15:30: Tea Break
15:30 – 16:30 Panel Discussion III: Internet Governance: The Indian Experience
16:30 – 16:50 Closing Address
16:50 – 17:00 Vote of Thanks
17:00 onwards High Tea
24 February 2020
As new and emerging technologies develop relying extensively on the internet backbone, it becomes imperative to rearticulate the vision for internet governance, and especially from the perspective of an emerging power like India. In this context, ICRIER with the support of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY), held a daylong conference at India Habitat Centre. The welcoming remarks were given by the Director and Executive Dr. Rajat Kathuria wherein he explained how technology and the internet has evolved in the past three decades and intricately woven to become an integral part of our daily lives. According to him, we have an immense number of challenges to overcome in the sphere of digital information. He urged for the development of well-coordinated rules in the sphere of internet policy making which needs to be open, inclusive and transparent. Reflecting on this need, he also focused on the large number of cybersecurity issues and challenges which have surfaced the sphere of internet governance. Following the introductory remarks, Mr. Ajay Sawhney delivered the Keynote Address wherein he expressed his views on internet governance. He shed light on the few gaps and discrepancies existing in the sphere of internet government including the disparity between the numbers of Indian internet users and the participation of India in the formulation of internet governing policy. Another challenge which he shed light on, was the availability of the internet content in the 22 scheduled languages. While concluding, he also presented his views on how the Indian government can learn and build on the already existing frameworks of other countries. He focused on the need for a framework which would align the offline and online infrastructure of internet entities, ultimately working in the interest of the country.
The panelists for the first round of the panel discussion were Mr. Sarvjeet Singh, Ms. Latha Reddy and Mr. Samiran Gupta; the discussion was moderated by Mr. Gangesh Varma. The moderator commenced the discussion by giving a brief overview of the history and evolution of internet and internet governance. He went on to define internet governance as a developmental application formulating the norms and regulation for the evolution and use of internet governance. According to him, though we have come far in the journey of internet to the ubiquitous social media, smart devices and cloud infrastructure; we still have a long way to go. Along the same lines, he also narrated how the issues revolving around the internet fundamentally has evolved from the ICT development to human rights, privacy and cybersecurity.
Latha Reddy shared her insights with the audience starting from how internet governance has evolved in the country. She explained how a decade ago, the main concern of the government was to connect the public which resulted in numerous gaps and overlapping in the policy issues. She went on to elaborate on how integral the role of private industries is, in shaping the policy framework and infrastructure in the sphere of internet governance. She believed that the vision and direction could only be optimally implemented once the government and private industries join hands. Mr. Samiran Gupta also mentioned statistics explaining the growth of internet base in India with respect to global participation. His inputs revolved around how India needs to participate in the global arena of internet governance. According to him, we need to be concerned about the technology standards which are the preface of the future along with the policy issues; encircling how to run the technology and provide services, and how digital inclusion needs to be meticulously inculcated keeping the civil rights and society satisfied. Building on to which, Mr. Sarvjeet Singh explained how the lack of Indian representation at international fora would be problematic for the civil society. He concluded by suggesting that there is a need for increasing the consistent engagement of government personnels and developing their capacity. He also shed light on how the instability of the vision resulting from irregular and absenteeism of meetings would ultimately result in inconsistent engagement. He also opined that thus far India stance has been more reactive and it may be wise to play a more proactive role in the ongoing discourse and aim to become agenda setters in the global realm of internet governance.
The special address was made by Mr. Shyamal Ghosh. He spoke about the evolution of policy concerns in the telecom sectors and India’s emerging digital economy. He focused on mechanisms to triangulate among right to information, security and data privacy. He drew a comparison between USA’s soft regulatory stance vis-à-vis the more hardline approach taken by the EU, which are both at the extreme ends of the regulatory spectrum. He suggested that India’s regulatory policies should take a moderate approach. However, he used Schumpeter’s creative destruction theory to explain how when old orders give way to new ones, existing regulations become redundant. Therefore, regulatory policies must also evolve in-sync with technology. According to him, the opaqueness surrounding the generation, collection and usage of data by new generation devices, makes it imperative for this objective to be crystal clear. This would help policymakers formulate targeted policies.
The panelists for the second round of the panel discussion were Ms. Gunjan Chawla, Mr. G. Narendra Nath, Mr. Anupam Aggarwal and Mr. Saikat Datta; the discussion was moderated by Ms. Isha Suri. Mr. Nath explained the significance of “trust” in the arena of internet governance. He also expressed his concern about the criticality of the internet infrastructure and the wrong routing of the traffic of the internet. Building onto this, he shared his views on the critical security and how to tap and harness the capacity of our country’s potential .According to him, the need for a framework wherein the government, civil society and private industries come together to bridge the trust gap. Mr. Anupam’s comments focused on the metes and bounds of critical internet infrastructure and how we should initiate the process to define it in order to efficiently devise the laws. On critical infrastructure , Ms. Gunjan addressed the need to explore and inculcate capacity building opportunities within education curriculums of the country. She focused on how with an increase in the internet traffic, there is an urgent need to increase the efficiency. According to her, this could be achieved through outsourcing or via deployment of efficient business model. She also concluded by suggesting that the government needs to foster trust between different entities. Mr. Saikat Datta explained how asking and discussing issues at international forums would be beneficial for the country. According to him, in order to achieve the aforementioned goal the challenge of capacity building needs to be conquered. He concluded by mentioning that only when such discussions happen, the questions related to a country based root server would be answered. The panel also discussed the definition of what is critical information infrastructure and distinguishing it from the less commonly articulated critical internet infrastructure.
The panelists for the final round of the panel discussion were Ms. Anita Gurumurthy, Mr. Apar Gupta, Dr. Govind and Mr. Puneeth Nagaraj; and was moderated by Dr. Mansi Kedia. Dr. Govind initiated the discussion by surmising the history of the internet governance and regulation. He stressed on the need for an inclusive, democratic and transparent framework for regulating the arena of internet governance. According to him security, safety and resilience should be the virtues of the internet policy, which have evolved from the original aim of access, diversity and safety. He concluded suggesting India to host global conferences and discussion forums on standardisation in the sphere of internet governance. Ms. Anita Gurumurthy was ambivalent to the position of India in the sphere of internet governance. Recalling Dr. Govind’s comment, she expressed how the increasing claim of population has led to hasty recommendations in the horizon of copyright issues. Therefore, there has been an evolution in the idea of sovereign and leadership in the public policy of internet governance. The historical narrative was also a part of her discussion where she gave an illustration of the working group on constitution in order to formulate a global governance framework binding for the internet, but eventually failed to do so. She also highlighted the principle of internet egalitarianism in regards to public internet entities. She went to discuss the shortcomings of the current framework namely - lack of government institutional infrastructure or public clinics for deliberations. She also expressed her concerns regarding an entire generation of ill-informed users/consumers and how the traders related to ecommerce policies have been affected. Mr. Apar Gupta built on Ms. Anita Gurumurthy’s comments and suggested that the objective of public consultation and administration of public content should be transparency. He gave his insights on how the increase in diverse set of viewpoints and degree of foreseeability is integral to policy making. He highlighted how the transparency level varies across the ministries and committees which in turn, undermine the role and power of the standing committee. He went on to suggest that we need to build trust and strategise on how to curb the lack of participation from the civil society. He concluded by suggesting that the government should focus on increasing the level of predictability of the policies and risks to consultations can be mitigated by factoring them in during the initial stages of the process. Mr. Puneeth Nagaraj elaborated on how effective multistakeholderism has been. He went on to explain how most of the issues are real life related not tech related as a result of which there is a legitimate need to conduct regular multi-stakeholder dialogues. He drew focus on how Indian actors lack in institutional knowledge and participate only irregularly resulting in inconsistency. He also pointed out the shortcomings of an Indian framework wherein lack of funding and training; and abstaining from engaging on substantive issues was highlighted.
The concluding remarks were given by Mr. T. Santhosh wherein he highlighted that there is not enough industrial leadership presence at international internet governance forums and the direction to progress and grow was defined and would be initiated by formulating standards which will help create numerous markets. Dr. Rajat Kathuria concluded the conference by distilling key takeaways of the day. He highlighted that the representation at multi-stakeholder fora is not reflective of the heftiness of the user base and there is an urgent need to improve our domestic process and capacity for efficient management and formulation of regulations. According to him, the problem of under representation, the issue of legitimacy and credibility resulting in the erosion of trust between the institutions and entities are among the major challenges that serve as roadblocks to harnessing India’s potential.
2019-12-20
December 20th 2019 at ICRIER Conference Centre, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road New Delhi
10:00 am - 2:00 pm : Registration
10:30 am: Presentation and discussion
The share of manufacturing employment in overall remained more or less constant over the last two decades at about 10 per cent. Now, the recent concerns in the growth performance of the Indian economy have brought reforms- external sector as well as domestic reforms, back to the centre stage of the policy discourse. One key area that has attracted attention is labour markets and labour institutions, especially in the light of changes in data architecture on labour markets and codification of labour laws in the recent times. The current debate has gone beyond labour market flexibility due to de facto reforms and deterioration of labour market outcomes in the backdrop of such changes (Bhattacharjee, 2019). This workshop therefore aims to initiate a dialogue and generate a conversation among wider stakeholders on what are the challenges and opportunities for Indian labour markets in the context of changing domestic macro environment and rising protectionism and populism in the global context. Our objective is therefore to discuss key issues surrounding data architecture on labour markets, codification of labour laws, supporting the informal sector, and skills mismatch and development, in order to chart out the future direction of labour market reforms in India.
2019-12-13
PROGRAMME
December 13-15, 2019
Neemrana Fort-Palace, Rajasthan
Day 1: Friday, December 13
1:30 pm: Minister’s address by Nirmala Sitharaman, Honorable Finance Minister, Government of India followed by lunch at the Finance Minister’s residence
3 pm: Departure for Neemrana Fort
7:00 pm: Welcome Remarks
Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
7:10 pm: Tribute to Martin Feldstein
N. K. Singh, Chairman, 15th Finance Commission, Government of India
James Poterba, President, NBER; Mitsui Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Anne O. Krueger, Senior Research Professor of International Economics, School for Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; Senior Fellow at the Stanford Center for International Development, Stanford University
7.30 pm: India and the US Economy
Speakers:
Anne O. Krueger, Senior Research Professor of International Economics, School for Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; Senior Fellow at the Stanford Centre for International Development, Stanford University – Update on US-China trade
Surjit S. Bhalla, IMF Executive Director representing India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka; Member, Board of Governors, NCAER – High Level Advisory Group (HLAG report)
8:15 pm Cultural Event followed by dinner
Day 2: Saturday, December 14
9 am: Session 1: The World Economy
Chair:
Uday Kotak, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Kotak Mahindra Bank; Member, Board of Governors, ICRIER
Speakers:
Charles Engel, Donald Hester Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
John Lipsky, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University; Peterson Distinguished Scholar, SAIS Kissinger Center
Stephen Redding, Harold T. Shapiro *64 Professor in Economics, Economics Department and Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
10:30 am: Tea/Coffee Break
10:45 am: Session 2: Federal Finance Framework
Chair:
N. K. Singh, Chairman, 15th Finance Commission, Government of India
Speakers:
Varadarajan V. Chari, Professor of Economics and the Paul W. Frenzel Land Grant Professor of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota
Prachi Mishra, Managing Director in Global Macro Research and India Chief Economist, Goldman Sachs, Mumbai
Karthik Muralidharan, Tata Chancellor's Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego
12:15 pm: Tea/Coffee Break
12:30 pm: Keynote Address
Raghuram G. Rajan, Former Governor, RBI; Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Chair:
Rakesh Mohan, Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University; Former Deputy Governor, RBI
Discussion
1:15 pm: Lunch
2:15 pm: Session 3: Growth, Inequality, and Inclusion
Chair:
Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor, ICRIER
Speakers:
Rakesh Mohan, Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University; Former Deputy Governor, RBI
Chetan Ghate, Professor, Economics and Planning Unit (EPU), Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi Centre
Sonalde Desai, Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland; Professor and Centre Director , NCAER-National Data Innovation Center, New Delhi
3:30 pm Tea/ Coffee Break
3:45 pm: Session 4: Urbanisation
Chair:
Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
Speakers:
Edward Glaeser, Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
Rana Hasan, Director, Economic Analysis and Operational Support Division, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Partha Mukhopadhyay, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research
5 pm: Tea/Coffee Break
5:15 pm: Session 5: Public Finance and the Macroeconomy
Chair:
Alok Sheel, RBI Chair Professor in Macroeconomics, ICRIER
Speakers:
Alan J. Auerbach, Robert D. Burch Professor of Economics and Law and Director of the Burch Center for Tax Policy and Public Finance, University of California, Berkeley
Ashok Lahiri, Member, Fifteenth Finance Commission of India; Former Executive Director, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
James Poterba, President, NBER; Mitsui Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Rema Hanna, Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies and Chair of the International Development Area, Harvard Kennedy School
6.45 pm: Tea/Coffee Break
7 pm: Dinner Address by Arvind Subramanian, Former Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India –India: Diagnostics and Prescriptions
8 pm Dinner
Day 3: Sunday, December 15
9 am: Session 6: Labour Market and the Challenge of Job Creation
Chair:
Radhicka Kapoor, Senior Fellow, ICRIER
Speakers:
Marianne Bertrand, Chris P. Dialynas Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Michael Peters, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Yale University
Surjit S. Bhalla, IMF Executive Director representing India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka; Member, Board of Governors, NCAER
10:15 am Tea/Coffee Break
10:30 am Session 7: Education and Skill Development
Chair:
Pramod Bhasin, Founder, Genpact Ltd.; Chairman, Clix Capital Services; Member, Board of Governors, ICRIER
Speakers:
Karthik Muralidharan, Tata Chancellor's Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego
Parag Pathak, Jane Berkowitz Carlton and Dennis William Carlton Professor of Microeconomics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Neeraj Kaushal, Professor of Social Policy, Columbia University; Research Fellow, IZA – Institute of Labor Economics, Germany
11.45 am Tea/Coffee Break
12 pm: Session 8: Health and Economic Growth
Chair:
Shekhar Shah, Director-General, NCAER
Speakers:
Kathleen McGarry, Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
Indu Bhushan, CEO, Ayushman Bharat and National Health Authority (NHA)
Ali Mehdi, Senior Fellow, ICRIER
1.15 pm: Lunch
3 pm: Departures
2019-09-16
Hotel Taj Connemara, Chennai
AGENDA
09:30 - 10:15: Registration
10.15 – 11.05: Opening Session
10:15 – 10:25: Welcome Address:
Shri Amit Yadav, Joint Secretary (T), DoT
10.25 – 10.30: Telecom Infrastructure Providers Perspective:
Shri T. R. Dua, DG, TAIPA
10:30 – 10:35: Address by ICRIER
Shri Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER
10.35 – 10:40: Telecom Service Providers Perspective
Shri R. S. Mathews, DG, COAI
10:40 – 10:50: Address:
Shri K. Shanmugam, CS, TN State Govt
10:50 – 11:00: Address:
Shri Anshu Prakash, Secretary (Telecom), DoT
11:00 – 11:05: Vote of Thanks
Shri Ashok Raj, Sr. DDG, TN LSA DoT
11:05 – 11:15: Tea Break
Session – 1: Right of Way (RoW) for Digital Infrastructure
11:15 – 12:15: Presentation on RoW Rules, 2016 and Status of RoW policy
Shri Amit Yadav, Joint Secretary (T), DoT / Shri T. R. Dua, DG, TAIPA
Session – 2: Broadband Readiness Index (BRI) of States/UTs
12:15 – 13:15: Presentation: Objective and Methodology of BRI; Data collection from States/UTs
Shri Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER
Session – 3: Roll of DoT LSA in States/UTs
13:15 – 13:30: Presentation: Role of DoT LSA in States/UTs
Ms. V. Meenalochiny, DDG, DoT LSA
13.30 – 14.15: Lunch
Session – 4: Status of Bharat Net and Uncovered Villages
14:15 – 15:30: Presentation on Review of Bharat Net Project & Uncovered Villages
Shri Pankaj Kumar, JA (T) USOF / Shri R. K. Singh Director (Planning), BBNL
15:30 – 15:45: Tea Break
Session – 5: Session on EMF emission
15:45 – 16:30: Presentation: EMF Emissions and towers: The Physics & Technical Aspects Shri R. M. Chaturvedi, DDG (CS), DoT
Session – 6: Interactive Session with States/UTs
16:30 – 17:00: Q & A: Interactive Session with State Representatives DoT, ICRIER, COAI, TAIPA
2019-05-30
30-31 May, 2019 | New Delhi | India
for more details click here: http://icrier.org/G20/2019/
2019-04-16
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
PROGRAMME
10:00 – 10:20 am : Registration and Tea/Coffee
10:20 – 10:40 am : Opening Address
Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Ms. Natalie Toms, Economic Counsellor, British High Commission, New Delhi, India
10:40 – 11:10 am : Keynote Speaker
Mr. Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Government of India
11:10 – 11:30 am : Tea/Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30 pm : Panel Discussion
Chair:
Dr. Surjit Singh Bhalla, Managing Director, Oxus Investments Private Limited
Panelists:
Dr. Ila Patnaik, Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)
Mr. Ajay Vir Jakhar, Chairman, Bharat Krishak Samaj
Ms. Sindhushree Khullar, IAS (Retd.), Former CEO, NITI Aayog, Government of India
12:30 – 01:00 pm : Question and Answer
01:00 – 01:05 pm : Vote of Thanks
01:05 pm onwards : Lunch
2019-03-25
Date: 25th March 2019
Venue: Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Agenda
10:00AM – 10:30AM : Registration and Networking Breakfast
10:30AM – 10:50AM : Welcome Remarks
Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER
Peter Cherukuri, Executive Director, Data Catalyst Institute
10:50AM – 11:15AM: Key Note Address
Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Govt. of India
11:15AM – 12:30PM: High Level Panel Discussion on Future of the Digital Economy
Moderator: Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER
Panelists:
Ankhi Das, Public Policy Director, India, South and Central Asia, Facebook
Asoke Kumar Mukerji, Former Permanent Representative to UN, Govt. of India
Rajan S. Mathews, Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India
Sanjeev Bikchandani, Co-Founder and Executive Vice-Chairman, Info-Edge
12:30PM – 01:15PM: Lunch
01:15PM – 01:35PM: Special Address
Gopalakrishnan S. Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Govt. of India
01:35PM – 02:45PM: Panel Discussion I
Data Security: Emerging Discourse on Encryption and Localisation
Moderator: Deepak Maheshwari, Director - Govt. Affairs, Symantec
Panelists:
Madan M. Oberoi, Special Commissioner of Police (Special & Tech Cell), Delhi Police, Govt. of India
Mudit Kapoor, Associate Professor Of Economics, Indian Statistical Institute
Ritesh Kumar Singh, Founder and Chief Economist, Indonomics Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Shahana Chatterji, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
02:45PM – 03:00PM: Tea Break
03:00PM – 04:15PM: Panel Discussion II
Identity & Authentication in India’s Digital Economy
Moderator: Prasanto K. Roy, Senior Director, FTI Consulting
Panelists:
Apar Gupta, Executive Director, Internet Freedom Foundation
Smitha Krishna Prasad, Associate Director, Centre for Communication Governance, National Law University Delhi
Vaibhav Kakkar, Partner, L& L Partners Law Offices
Wriju Ray, Chief Business Officer, IDfy
04:15PM – 04:30PM: Closing Remarks
Peter Cherukuri, Executive Director, Data Catalyst Institute
Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER
2019-03-08
March 8, 2019
ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi
Programme
10:00 am Registration
10:30 am
Welcome Remarks by Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
Opening Remarks by KOBE Harumi, Councilor & Vice President, PRI
11:00 am
Session 1: Progress in Infrastructure Development and Ease of Doing Business in India
Key words – connectivity, Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy, Act East, ease of doing business in India
Chair: Manoj Pant, Director, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
Speakers
-Takashi Tsuchiya, Deputy Director General, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), New Delhi
Anil Padmanabhan, Managing Editor, Mint
Lead Discussants
-Hayashidani Ichiro, Chief Representative, Japan Bank for International Cooperation ( JBIC), New Delhi
-Takayoshi Tange, Senior Representative/Deputy Chief Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) India Office
-Sanjana Joshi, Senior Consultant, ICRIER
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm
Session 2: Indian and Japanese Perspectives on New Financial Technologies
Key words – digitalization, regulatory framework, potential risks
Chair: Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
Speakers
-Akira Tokutsu, Associate Professor, Tohoku University
-Saon Ray, Senior Fellow, ICRIER
Lead Discussants
-Prasanto Roy, Senior Director, FTI Consulting
-Daisuke Maeda, MD, AEON Credit Service India PVT. LTD.
-K. P. Sunil, Executive VP & Chief Business Officer, AEON Credit Service India PVT. LTD.
2:45 pm Coffee Break
3:00 pm
Session 3: Japan’s G20 Presidency and Potential Areas for India-Japan Cooperation
Key words – global imbalances, sustainable and inclusive growth
Chair: Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)
Speakers
-Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean, ADBI
-Alok Sheel, RBI Chair Professor, ICRIER and former Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance
-K. E. Seetha Ram, Senior Consulting Specialist, Capacity Building and Training Department, ADBI
Lead Discussants
-Deepa Wadhwa, Former Indian Ambassador to Japan
4:00 pm Concluding Remarks and Vote of Thanks
2019-03-01
March 1-2, 2019, Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Programme
09:00 – 09:30 Registration, Meet and Greet + Tea/Coffee
09:30 – 10:30 Inaugural Session
- Sanjay Pulipaka (chair)
- Dhara Snowden, publisher’s representative
- Special Guest: Pavan K. Varma, Author, Diplomat and former Member of Parliament
- Remarks by H. K. Dua, former Chief Editor, Ambassador and Member of Parliament
10:30 – 10:45 Tea/Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:00 Session 1: The Enlightenment and Western Foreign Policy
Krishnan Srinivasan (chair), Veronica Sutherland, James Mayall, Salman Haidar
12:00 – 13:15 Session 2: Values in East Asian Foreign Policy
Jyoti Malhotra (chair), Wang Yiwei, Aftab Seth, Tadashi Anno
13:15 – 14:15 Lunch
14:15 – 15:00 Diplomatic Guest Lecture
Fredrik Erixon (chair), Ambassador Peter Burleigh
Remarks by Ms. Shireen Vakil, Head of Policy and Advocacy at the Tata Trusts
15:00 – 16:15 Session 3: Islamic Values and Foreign Policy
Zeenat Rous (chair), Dewi Fortuna Anwar, Kingshuk Chatterjee, Talmiz Ahmad
16:15 – 16:30 Tea/Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:45: Session 4: Values in ASEAN’s Foreign Policy
Kate Sullivan de Estrada (chair), Chaw Chaw Sein, Rajiv Bhatia, Iftekhar Ahmad Chowdhury
19:30 onwards Dinner
09:30 – 11:00 Session 5: Western Liberalism and Asian Values in Foreign Policy
Veronica Sutherland (chair), Kate Sullivan de Estrada, Krishnan Srinivasan, Ravi Velloor
11:00 – 11:30 Tea/Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00 Session 6: Hits And Misses: Interests and Ideals in Foreign Policy
Maroof Raza (chair), T. C. A. Raghavan, Shakti Sinha, Fredrik Erixon, Sanjay Pulipaka
13:00 – 13:30 Session 7: Valedictory Session: Keynote Address by Ram Madhav, National General, Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party and Director, India Foundation
13:30 onwards Thanks and Acknowledgements
Krishnan Srinivasan
followed by Lunch
2018-10-11
2018-09-04
4th September, 2018
At Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
10:30-14:45 Hrs
Agenda
10:30 – 10:45 : Registration
10:45 – 11:00 : Introductory Remarks and Formation of Discussion Groups
11:00 – 11:30 : Session 1: Mapping Data Flows in the Current and Proposed Data Protection Regime
11:30 – 12:00 : Session 2: Impact of Data Localisation on Businesses and Consumers
12:00 – 12:30 : Session 3: Alternatives to Data Localisation, Policies and Way Forward
12:30 – 13:30 : Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 : Presentation by Discussion Groups
14:30 – 14:45 : Summary and Concluding Remarks
2018-05-24
Workshop for study on Inclusion of Totalisation/Portability of Social Security Benefits in the G20 Agenda
Date: May 24, 2018
ICRIER, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi
PROGRAMME
Registration
Presentation on Inclusion of Totalisation/Portability of Social Security Benefits in The G20 Agenda
by Anwarul Hoda and Durgesh K. Rai, ICRIER, New Delhi
Discussion
Lunch
2018-04-23
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9:45 - 10:00 am |
Registration |
10:00 - 11:00 am |
Inaugural Session Introductory Remarks by Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER, New Delhi Welcome Address by Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER, New Delhi Keynote Address by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister of State (IC), Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region Guest Remarks by H.E. Mr. Moe Kyaw Aung, Ambassador of Myanmar to India Release of the Book- Sub-regional Cooperation between India, Bangladesh and Myanmar: Trade, Investment and Connectivity
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11:00 - 11:15 am |
Tea/Coffee
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11:15 am - 12.30 pm |
Session 1: India-Myanmar Border Trade and Connectivity Chair – Rajneesh, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Govt. of India Presentations by Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER, New Delhi Tin Htoo Naing, Director, CEES, Myanmar Gurudas Das, Professor, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam Aung Ye Zaw, President, Myanmar Organization Development Association and Member, Rakhine Development Corporation Biswajit Nag, Professor, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) /p> Deb Kusum Das, Associate Professor, Ramjas College, University of Delhi
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12:30 pm |
Lunch
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2:00 - 3:30 pm |
Panel Discussion: Way Forward Chair - Manoj Pant, Director, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
Panelists: Narendra Taneja, Energy Expert &National Spokesperson, BJP Aung Ko Ko, Member, Economic Committee National League for Democracy V. S. Seshadri, Former Indian Ambassador to Myanmar Shwe Hein, Secretary, Thilawa Special Economic Zone Management Committee Alemtemshi Jamir, Member, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, Nagaland & Former Chief Secretary Nagaland Biren Nanda, Former High Commissioner to Australia Palin Khundongbam, Chairman cum Managing Director, Shija, Manipur |
3:30 - 3:45 pm |
Concluding Remarks and Vote of Thanks |
2018-03-27
Workshop on The Web of Transport Corridors in South Asia
March 27, 2018
Inspire Hall, Le Meridien, New Delhi, Windsor Place, Janpath, New Delhi
Programme
9:00 am |
Registration
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9:15 am
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Welcome and Opening Remarks: Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive,ICRIER
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9:30 am |
Keynote Speech: Mr. Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog
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10:00am |
Report Overview by Dr. Martin Melecky, Lead Economist, WBG
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10:30am |
Panel Discussion “The WEB of Transport Corridors in South Asia”
Moderator: Dr. Martin Rama, Chief Economist for SAR, WBG
Panelists: Dr. Prabir De, Professor, ASEAN-India Centre, RIS Dr. Srikanth Kondapalli, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University Dr. Ram Singh, Professor, Delhi School of Economics
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11:30 am |
Q & A Session
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11:45 am |
Closing Remarks: Dr. Martin Rama, Chief Economist for SAR, WBG Dr. Duncan Overfield, Head, DFID Asia Regional Mr. Sabyasachi Mitra, Deputy Country Director, ADB-India
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12:00 pm |
Lunch |
2018-03-20
Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi
(Tuesday) March 20, 2018
Program
11:00 AM |
Inaugural by Naveen Verma, Secretary, DONER
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11:30 AM |
Session 1: Infrastructure Development in NER and Current Status of India-Japan Engagement
Chair – V. S. Seshadri, Former Vice Chairman, RIS
Speakers: Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) Tokyo Takema Sakamoto, Chief Representative, JICA India Narendra Taneja, Well Known Energy Expert & National Spokesperson, BJP Manoj Pant, Director, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
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1:00 PM |
Lunch
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2:00 PM |
Session 2: Attracting Japanese FDI to NER and Enhancing Market Linkages with ASEAN
Chair – Rajeev Kher, Former Commerce Secretary, Govt. of India
Speakers: Vandana Kumar, Joint Secretary, DIPP, Govt. of India Ram Upendra Das, Head, Centre for Regional Trade, IIFT Ravi Kota, Assam Principal Resident Commissioner, New Delhi Alemtemshi Jamir, Member, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, Nagaland & Former Chief Secretary Nagaland Palin Khundongbam, Chairman cum Managing Director, Shija, Manipur
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3:15 PM |
Coffee Break
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3:30 PM |
Panel Discussion: Generating a Long-Term Vision for India-Japan Partnership in the Northeast
Chair - Shakti Sinha, Director, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML)
Panelists: Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) Tokyo Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, Former Indian Ambassador to Japan Gautam Mukhopadhaya, Former Indian Ambassador to Myanmar
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7:00 PM |
Special Session on Manipur and India-Japan Partnership
Welcome Remarks by Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER Presentation on Manipur’s Act East Policy Keynote Address by H.E. Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of Japan to India Keynote Address by Shri Nongthombam Biren Singh, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Manipur
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8: 30 PM |
Dinner |
2018-01-28
India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
19:30 – 21:30 WELCOME DINNER (Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road)
Venue: Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road
9:15 – 9:30
Welcome: Rajat Kathuria
Opening Remarks: Naina Lal Kidwai
9:30 – 10:45
Opportunities and Challenges for Growth and Climate Action from Both Countries
Discussants: Du Xiangwan, Govind Mohan
10:45 – 12:00
CLIMATE CHANGE, ITS IMPACTS, RESILIENCE, AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Climate Risks, Impacts and Urban Resilience: Overview and Case Studies from China and India, air quality and urban development, transformative innovations (emobility)
Leads: Chao Qingchen, Rangan Banerjee
Discussants: Wang Yi, O.P.Agarwal
12:00 – 13:00
GROUP PHOTO AND LUNCH
13:00 – 14:10
ACCELERATING THE ENERGY TRANSITION: THE SUPPLY-SIDE
Opportunities and Challenges in the Clean Energy Transition
Leads: Du Xiangwan, Narendra Taneja
Discussants: Liu Qiang, Teng Fei, Arunabha Ghosh
14:10 – 15:15
ACCELERATING THE ENERGY TRANSITION: THE DEMAND-SIDE
Energy Efficiency Standards and HFC phase-downs for Cooling Appliances
Leads: He Jiankun, Ajay Mathur
Discussants: Zhou Dadi, Anita George
15:15 – 15:45
Keynote Speech: Hon’ble Suresh Prabhu
Chair: Rajat Kathuria
15:45 – 16:00 COFFEE BREAK
16:00 – 17:15
THE ROLE OF NATIONAL AND GLOBAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
Channeling sustainable finance effectively: role of banks and capital markets
Standardization and Integration of Green Finance
China and India’s Global Leadership in greening the Multilateral Development Banks
Leads: Wang Yi, Naina Lal Kidwai
Discussants: Liu Qiang, Rajat Kathuria
17:15 – 17:30
CONCLUDING COMMENTS
Wrap up from the Dialogue
Outcomes and Next Steps
Leads: Liu Yanhua, Shyam Saran
19:30 – 21:30
FRIENDS OF DIALOGUE DINNER
(Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre)
Venue: Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road
10:30 – 12:30
SCALING-UP BUSINESS MODELS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
Lead: FICCI & ICRIER
12:30 – 13:30
CLOSING LUNCH
2017-12-15
12:30 pm Arrival
1 pm Lunch at N. K. Singh's residence
2:30 pm Departure for Neemrana Fort
6 pm Welcome Remarks
Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER
Opening Remarks
Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER
6:15 pm India: The State of the Economy
Chair:
Anne O. Krueger, Senior Research Professor of International Economics, Johns Hopkins University; Senior Fellow at the Stanford Center for International Development
Speaker:
Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India
Open discussion
7:30 pm Cultural Event followed by dinner
9 am Session 1: The World Economy
Chair:
N. K. Singh, Chairman, 15th Finance Commission, Government of India
Speakers:
Karen Dynan, Professor of the Practice, Department of Economics, Harvard University
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Government of India
Douglas W. Elmendorf, Dean, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge and Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy
10:30 am Tea / Coffee Break
10:45 am Session 2: Banking and Finance
Chair:
Uday Kotak, Executive Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra Bank; Member, Board of Governors, ICRIER
Speakers:
P. Jayendra Nayak, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ayana Renewable Power /Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Associate Professor of Finance and Executive Director, Centre for Analytical Finance, Indian School of Business
Lars Peter Hansen, David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, Statistics, the College and Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
Brent Neiman, Professor of Economics, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago; Research Associate, NBER
Gabriel Chodorow-Reich, Assistant Professor of Economics, Harvard University
12:30 pm Address by Viral V. Acharya, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Chair:
Subir Gokarn, Executive Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka, International Monetary Fund
Discussion
1:15 pm Lunch
2:15 pm Session 3: Agriculture, Economic Growth, and Financial Inclusion
Chair:
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Government of India
Speakers:
Alan L. Olmstead, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics,Department of Economics, University of California, Davis
Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, ICRIER
3:15 pm Tea/ Coffee Break
3:30 pm Session 4: Urbanisation
Chair:
Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER
Speakers:
Junaid Ahmad, India Country Director, World Bank
Reuben Abraham, CEO and Senior Fellow at IDFC Institute
5:00 pm Session 5: Public Finance and the Macroeconomy
Chair:
Y. V. Reddy, Honorary Professor, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad, India; Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Speakers:
Joshua D. Rauh, Ormond Family Professor of Finance, Stanford Graduate School of Business; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
M Govinda Rao, Professor Emeritus, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Owen Zidar, Assistant Professor of Economics, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago; Faculty Research Fellow, NBER
Sajjid Z. Chinoy, Chief India Economist, J.P. Morgan
7.00 pm Cultural Event followed by Dinner
9 am Session 6: Labour Market and the Challenge of Job Creation
Chair:
Shekhar Shah, Director General, NCAER
Speakers:
Radhicka Kapoor, Senior Fellow, ICRIER
Karthik Muralidharan, Associate Professor of Economics and Tata Chancellor's Endowed Chair in Economics, University of California, San Diego; Research Associate, NBER
Amanda Pallais, Paul Sack Associate Professor of Political Economy and Social Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Research Fellow, NBER
10:45 am Tea/Coffee Break
11:00 am Session 7: Education and Skill Development
Chair: Pramod Bhasin, Founder, Genpact Ltd.; Chairman, Clix Capital Services; Member, Board of Governors, ICRIER
Speakers:
K.P. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development, and Entrepreneurship, Government of India
Pankaj Vashisht, Fellow, ICRIER
Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics, MIT
12:30 pm Lunch Talk:
Lars Peter Hansen, David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, Statistics, the College and Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
01:30 pm Session 8: Growth, Inequality, and Inclusion
Chair:
Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
Speakers:
Surjit Bhalla, Senior India Analyst for the Observatory Group; Chairman, Oxus Research and Investments
Hilary Hoynes, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Haas Distinguished Chair in Economic Disparities, University of California, Berkeley
Benjamin Moll, Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs, and Cyril E. Black University Preceptor, Princeton University
3.00 pm Departures
2017-11-23
All sesssions are at Juniper Hall or Marigold Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23
8:00-9:00: Registration
9:00-9:30: Opening Remarks >(Juniper Hall)
Barbara Fraumeni (Past President IARIW, Central University for Economics and Finance, China)
Isher Judge Ahluwalia (Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER)
9:30-10:30: Keynote Address
Chair: Rajat Kathuria (Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER)
Martin Rama (Chief Economist for South Asia, World Bank)
Challenges in Measuring Poverty and Inequality
Break 10:30-10:45
10:45-12:45
Session 1: First Plenary - Inequality I (Juniper Hall)
Chair: Montek Singh Ahluwalia (Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission)
Indian Income Inequality, 1922-2014: From British Raj to Billionaire Raj? Lucas Chancel (Paris School of Economics, France) and Thomas Piketty (Paris School of Economics and EHESS, France) [Abstract]
Discussant: Surjit Bhalla (Oxus Investments)
Income Generation and Inequality in India's Agricultural Sector: The Consequences of Land Fragmentation S. Chandrasekhar (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India), Sanjoy Chakravorty (Temple University, United States), and Karthikeya Naraparaju (IIM Indore, India) [Abstract]
Discussant: Anirban Dasgupta (South Asian University)
Explaining Cross-State Earnings Inequality Differentials in India: A RIF Decomposition Approach Carlos Gradin (United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research, Finland) [Abstract]
Discussant: Anirban Dasgupta (South Asian University)
Forms of Informal Employment and Wage Inequality in India: a Review of Trends Rosa Abraham (Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India) [Abstract]
Discussant:Sandip Sarkar (Institute of Human Development)
12:45-13:45 Lunch
13:45-15:45
Session 2A: (Concurrent Session) Inequality II (Juniper Hall)
Chair: Himanshu (Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University)
Income Inequality and Polarization in India: The Role of Caste Anjana Thampi (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India) and Ishan Anand (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India)[Abstract]
Discussant: Namrata Gulati (South Asian University)
Structural Transformation of Employment and Income Inequality in the High Growth Regime: A Study with Micro Level Data in India Panchanan Das (University of Calcutta, India)[Abstract]
Discussant: Namrata Gulati (South Asian University)
Does Access to Credit Reduce Inequality? Evidence from Bangladesh M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh) [Abstract]
Discussant: T.P. Sinha (Swami Shradhhanand College, University of Delhi)
Decomposition of Gender Income Gap in Rural Informal Micro-enterprises: An Unconditional Quantile Approach in the Handloom Industry Bhabesh Hazarika (National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi, India) [Abstract]
Discussant: Simin Akhter (Zakir Hussain College, University of Delhi)
Session 2B (Concurrent Session) Labour Market (Marigold Hall)
Chair: Jaivir Singh (Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University)
Mismatch between Skills and Jobs in Indian Labour Market During the Post-Reform Era: Estimates with Unit Level Data Anindita Sengupta (Hooghly Women's College, University of Burdwan, India)[Abstract]
Discussant: Suresh Agarwal ( Dept. of Business Economics, University of Delhi)
Precarious Work and Less Well Paid? Wage Differential between Regular and Temporary Contract Workers in India Rahul Sapkal (Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai, India) and K.R. ShyamSundar (Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur, India) [Abstract]
Discussant: Kingshuk Sarkar (V.V. Giri National Labour Institute)
Entangled Basic Capabilities and Social Cohesion in India: Measuring Exclusions, Impoverishments and Distances Sandhya S. Iyer (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India) and Paramjeet Chawla (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India) [Abstract]
Discussant: Kingshuk Sarkar (V.V. Giri National Labour Institute)
15:45-16:00: Break
16:00-17:30
Session 3A (Concurrent Sessions) Health and Food I (Juniper Hall)
Chair: Rama Baru (Centre for Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University)
Household Food Insecurity and Maternal and Child Undernutrition: The Case of Maharashtra, India Chandana Maitra (University of Sydney, Australia), Vani Sethi (United Nations Children Fund India Country Office, New Delhi, India), Sayeed Unisa (Indian Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai, India), and Sriram Shankar (Research School of Economics & ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, The Australian National University) [Abstract]
Discussant: Carlos Grad'n (United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research, Finland)
Vulnerability to Food Insecurity in Rural India: A Decomposition Exercise Mousumi Das (National Council of Applied Economic Research, India) [Abstract]
Discussant: Carlos Grad'n (United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research, Finland)
Session 3B (Concurrent Session) Education (Marigold Hall)
Chair: Helen Heslop (Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, retired)
Gender Differences in Mathematics: Evidence from Rural India Karan Singhal (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India) and Upasak Das (University of Pennsylvania, USA) [Abstract]
Discussant: Apoorva Gupta (Ramjas College, University of Delhi)
Human Capital and Higher Education: Rate of Returns across Disciplines Jannet Farida Jacob (Centre for Development Studies, India) [Abstract]
Discussant:Barbara Fraumeni (Central University for Economics and Finance, China)
The Role of Age and Gender in Education Expansion: Within- and Between-group Specific Trends in Education (In)equality Petra Sauer [Abstract]
Discussant: Apoorva Gupta (Ramjas College, University of Delhi)
18:30-19:30 Dinner presentation (Juniper Hall)
Chair: Montek Singh Ahluwalia (Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission)
Presentation by TCA Anant (Chief Statistician and Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Planning Implementation, India)
"Measurement Challenges of India's GDP"
19:30 Dinner (Juniper Hall) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24 9:00-10:00 Session 4: Second Plenary - Migration (Juniper Hall) Chair: Amitabh Kundu (Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University) Poverty and Migration: Evidence of Distress Migration in India Seema Sangita (TERI University, India) [Abstract] Discussant: Surajit Deb (Aryabhatta College, University of Delhi) The Silent South Asian Domestic Workforce of India: Case Study of Bangladeshi Migrant Workers from the Prism lenses of Rights based Approaches Natasha Israt Kabir (Jahangirnagar University and BRIDGE Foundation, Bangladesh) [Abstract] Discussant: Surajit Deb (Aryabhatta College, University of Delhi) 10:00-10:30 Session 5: Third Plenary - Poverty (Juniper Hall) Chair: Arup Mitra (National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development) Analyzing Poverty and Inequality Dynamics among North-Eastern States of India: Evidence from NSSO Balakrushna Padhi (Centre for the Study of Regional Development (CSRD), Jawaharlal Nehru University, India), and Mohammad Kashif Khan (School of Economics University of Hyderabad, India) [Abstract] Discussant: Rinku Murgai (The World Bank, New Delhi) 10:30-10:45 Break 10:45-13:15 Session 6: Fourth Plenary - Income and Growth Chair: SV Ramana Murthy (Central Statistics Office, India) (Juniper Hall) Structural Transformation and its Environmental Consequences in India and China: An Analysis within an Augmented Input Output Framework Tushar Das (National Council of Education, Bengal, India) [Abstract] [Not Present] Discussant: A.C. Kulshreshtha (Central Statistics Office, India) SNA 2008 Recommendations on Central Bank Output Unresolved Issues for Emerging Markets and Developing Economies Pradip Bhuyan (Reserve Bank of India)[Abstract] Discussant: GSN Murthy (Central Statistics Office, India) Estimation of Balanced GDP via Reconciliation in SUT-Indian Experience A.C. Kulshreshtha (Central Statistics Office, India) [Abstract] Discussant: T. Rajeswari (Central Statistics Office, India) City Systems in South Asian Urbanization and Growth Surajit Deb (Aryabhatta College, University of Delhi, India) [Abstract] Discussant: Partha Mukhopadhyay (Centre for Policy Research) 13:15-14:15 Lunch 14:15-15:45 Session 7A (Concurrent Sessions) Health and Food II (Juniper Hall) Chair: Indrani Gupta (Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi) South Asia/Frontier Health Gaps and Long-Term Income Dynamics Chander Kant (Seton Hall University, United States) [Abstract] Discussant: Chandana Maitra (University of Sydney, Australia) Distribution of Disease Burden and Epidemiological Transition in Indian States: 1995-2014 Nitya Saxena (IIM Indore, India), Deepak Sethia (IIM Indore, India), and Karthikeya Naraparaju (IIM Indore, India) [Abstract] Discussant: Ali Mehdi (ICRIER, Delhi) Nexus between Calorie Inequalities and Health among Major Indian States Amarjit Singh Sethi (Punjab School of Economics, Guru Nanak Dev University, India) and Ritu Pandhi (Shanti Devi Arya Mahilla College, Dinanagar, India). [Abstract] Discussant: Chandana Maitra (University of Sydney, Australia) Session 7B (Concurrent Sessions) Trade (Marigold Hall) Chair: Manoj Pant (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade) Is Indian Trade Policy Pro-Poor? Beyza Ural Marchand (University of Alberta, Canada) [Abstract] Discussant: Pavel Chakraborty (Centre for International Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) Trade Liberalization and Productivity of Indian Manufacturing Firms Bishwanath Goldar (Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, India) and Isha Chawla (Lakshmibai College, University of Delhi, India) [Abstract] Discussant: Deb Kusum Das (Ramjas College, University of Delhi) Reaping Gains from Global Production Sharing: Domestic Value Addition and Job Creation by Indian Exports C. Veeramani (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India) and Garima Dhir (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India) [Abstract] Discussant: Pankaj Vashisht (ICRIER) 15:45-16:00: Break 16:00-17:30 Closing Panel: Challenges Facing National Statistical Offices in South Asia (Juniper Hall) Chair: Pronab Sen (Former Chief Statistician of India and President of the Indian Association for Research in National Income and Wealth) Panelists: 17:30-17:40 Closing Remarks Andrew Sharpe (Executive Director, IARIW) Deb Kusum Das (Ramjas College, University of Delhi and ICRIER) 18:30 Farewell Dinner (Marigold Hall) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25 8:00-17:00 Excursion to Agra
2017-08-30
Workshop on Advancing the China-India Dialogue
August 30, 2017, Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
Programme
09:30 10:00 Registrations and Tea/Coffee
10:00 10:30 Introductory Comments on Discussion on China-India Dialogue and Indias Role in The International Context
Ms. Helen Mountford, Program Director for the New Climate Economy (NCE)
Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
10:30 11:20 Discussion on Renewable Energy and Transition from Coal
Leads:
Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI)
Discussants:
Dr. O. P. Agarwal, Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute (WRI) India
Dr. Arunabha Ghosh, Chief Executive Officer, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
11:20 12:10 Discussion on Green Finance
Leads:
Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai, Former CEO and Country Head of HSBC India, and former President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Discussants:
Ms. Sharmila Chavaly, Joint Secretary, Infrastructure & Energy Division, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India
Mr. Charith Konda, Fellow, Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)
12:10 13:10 Discussion on Impacts of Climate Change on Development and South-South Cooperation
Leads:
Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Prof. Rangan Banerjee, Head of Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Discussants:
Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General at the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)
13:10 13:30 Closing Remarks and Next Steps
Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Lunch
2017-06-08
9th Annual International G20 Conference
Re-imagining Globalisation: Views from G20 countries
June 8-9, 2017
Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre
New Delhi, India
Day 1: June 8, 2017 (Thursday), Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre
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09:30 - 10:00 |
Conference Registration and High Tea
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10:00 - 10:45 |
Inaugural Session:
Welcome Address:
Chief Guest Address: Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India
Special Address: Rakesh Mohan, Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University and Distinguished Fellow at Brookings India |
10:45 - 11:00 |
Tea/Coffee Break
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11:00 - 11:15 |
Reflections on the process and outcome of the T20 process during Germany's G20 presidency
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11:15 - 12:30 |
Session 1: Global Economic Growth and Policy Coordination Chair: Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Panel: Heribert Dieter, Senior Fellow, The German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Errol D'Souza, Professor, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA)
Ratna Sahay, Deputy Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF) |
12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch
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14:00 - 15:30 |
Session 2: Evaluating Global Financial Architecture and Regulatory Practices: Progress and Way Forward
Chair: Y V Reddy, Former Governor - Reserve Bank of India Panel: Jaimini Bhagwati, RBI Chair Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Ashima Goyal, Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)
Rakesh Mohan, Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University and Distinguished Fellow at Brookings India
Chetan Subramanian, Professor, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)
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15:30 - 15:45 |
Tea/Coffee Break
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15:45 - 17:15 |
Session 3: Climate Financing for Sustainable Growth
Chair: Ajai Malhotra, Distinguished Fellow & Senior Adviser (Climate Change), TERI
Panel: Amar Bhattacharya, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development Programme, Brookings Institution
Naina Lal Kidwai, Chair, FICCI Sustainability, Energy & Water Council & Chairman, Max Financial Services Ltd.
Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) |
17:15 - 17:45 |
Tea/Coffee Break
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17:45 - 19:15 |
Annual G20 Address: Chair: Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Government of India
Speaker: Viral Acharya, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India Discussant: Chetan Ghate, Professor, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) and Member, Monetary Policy Committee, Reserve Bank of India |
19:15 |
Dinner Reception
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Day 2: June 9, 2017 (Friday), Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre
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09:15 - 09:30 |
Registration and High Tea |
9:30 - 11:00 |
Session 4: Trade and Investment in an era of Protectionism
Chair: Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor, Trade Policy & WTO Research Programme, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Panel: Saurabh Garg, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Government of India
Matthias Helble, Senior Economist, Co-Chair - Research, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)
Sebastian Saez, Lead Economist and Coordinator of the Trade and Competitiveness, The World Bank, India |
11:00 - 11:15 |
Tea/Coffee Break
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11:15 - 12:30 |
Session 5: Migration and its Discontents
Chair: Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Panel: Axel Berger, Researcher, The German Development Institute (Deutsches Institut fur Entwicklungspolitik - DIE)
S. Irudaya Rajan, Professor, Centre for Development Studies (CDS)
Sher Singh Verick, Deputy Director, Decent Work Team for South Asia and Country Office - India, International Labour Organization (ILO)
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12:30 - 12:45 |
Concluding Remarks and the Way Forward
Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
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12:45 |
Lunch |
2017-04-27
Trade facilitation measures that support cross border trade by women
April 27-28, 2017
Hyatt Regency, New Delhi
Programme
Day 1 : 27th April: Knowledge Sharing Lessons Learned
09:00 am Registration
09:30 am Introductory Session
Opening Remarks by Nisha Taneja, Professor,ICRIER
Workshop overview from Kate Hayes, Adviser,DFAT
Guest Remarks by Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India
10:00 am Session 1 : Setting the Scene Facilitator: Jim Redden, Adviser, DFAT
Presentation by Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER
Response from Practitioners Respondents: ?
Selim Raihan, Executive Director, South Asian Network on Economic Modelling, SANEM), Bangladesh
Reeta Simha, 2nd Vice President, Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Association of Nepal ?
Damchae Dem, Founder and CEO, Bhutan Association of Women Entrepreneurs Lead
discussant:
Posh Raj Pandey, Executive Chairman, SAWTEE, Nepal
Q & A and Open Discussion
11.30 am Tea/Coffee
11:45 am Session 2 - Trade Facilitation Barriers: Lessons from Cross-border Women Entrepreneurs Facilitator:
Hasina Kharbhih, Chair of Board, Impulse NGO Network and Managing Director, Impulse Social Enterprises, Shillong
Panellists:
Dolly Khonglah, General Secretary, Meghalaya Exporters Chamber of Commerce
Sita Adhikari, Executive Committee Member, Nepal Freight Forwarders Association
Jesmina Zeliang, Founder of Heirloom Naga and Cane Concepts; Convener, North East, Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH)
Q & A and Open Discussion
12:45 pm Lunch
01:45 pm Session 3 - Enabling Measures that Support Small-medium Women Entrepreneurs to Trade Across Borders Facilitator:
Mona Shrestha Adhikari, Associated Expert, Gender and Trade
Panellists:
Indrani Deb, Chairperson, FLO North East Chapter, Guwahati
Pramila Acharya Rijal, Head, South Asian Women Development Forum (SAWDF), Nepal
Selima Ahmad, President, Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI) Lead discussant:
Manab Majumdar, Deputy Secretary General, FICCI, New Delhi
Q & A and Open Discussion
03:15 pm Tea/Coffee
03:30 pm Session 4 : Policy and Programming Responses to the Needs of Cross-border Women Entrepreneurs and/or Barriers to Implementing Reforms
Facilitator: Carmine Soprano, Trade and Gender Specialist, World Bank
Panellists:
Fahmida Khatun, Executive Director, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh
Anice Joseph Chandra, Director, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India
Bina Pradhan, Adviser, Federation of Business & Professional Women, Nepal
K. N. Syiem, Village Headman and Member, Balat Border Haat Committee, Meghalaya
Q & A and Open Discussion
05:00 pm Wrap-up
07:00 pm Pre-dinner drinks in the Oval Room
07:30 pm Address by H.E. Ms. Harinder Sidhu, Australia's High Commissioner to India
Followed by Dinner
Day 2 - 28th April: From Awareness to Action
09:30 am Session 5 - Highlighting the Opportunities, Accommodating Gender Differentiated Trade Facilitation Needs and Impacts Facilitators:
Kate Hayes & Gillian Brown, Advisers, DFAT Respondents
Mafruha Sultana, Vice Chairman and CEO, Export Promotion Bureau, Bangladesh
Krishna H. Pushkar, Minister (Economic), Embassy of Nepal, New Delhi
Swapna Debnath, Additional Director, Dept. of Commerce and Industry, Government of Tripura
10:00 am Activity: Table Groups Identify and Progress Areas for Action Table Groups: Indian Govt; India NGO; Nepal; Bangladesh & Bhutan; SARTFP; Donors/Academics Sourcing the ideas tabled to date and brainstorming their own each table group identifies areas for action that they can make happen ensuring that they detail:
What - frame the action and the difference it will make
Who - name the people who will take it forward
How & when - detail how it will be enacted and by when
11:15 am Tea/Coffee
11:30 am Session 6: Plenary Discussion and Prioritising Key Actions Facilitators:
Jim Redden and Mona Shrestha Adhikari Advisers, DFAT
12:45 pm Vote of thanks from ICRIER
Lunch
2017-03-29
Workshop India-Japan Partnership for Economic Development in NER
Date: 29-30th March 2017
Venue: Kaziranga, Assam
Programme
Day 1 - 29th March, 2017
7:00 pm Inaugural Session:
Welcome Remarks by Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
Opening Remarks by Hideki Asari, Minister-Political, Embassy of Japan in India
Keynote Address by ShriSarbananda Sonowal, Honble Chief Minister of Assam
Vote of Thanks by Dhruv Katoch, Director, India Foundation
8:15 pm Dinner Reception
Day 2 - 30th March, 2017
9:30 am Session 1: Economic Development Trends in NER and Current Status of India-Japan Engagement
Chair - Shakti Sinha, Director, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
Speakers
Naveen Verma, Secretary DoNER
Manoj Pant, Professor, JNU
Akio Okamura, Director, Planning Division, South Asia Department, JICA
Anand Kumar, MD, NHIDCL
Alemtemshi Jamir, Former Chief Secretary, Nagaland
11:00 am Tea
11:30 am Session 2: Imperatives of Cross-Border Connectivity and Market Linkages for NER with ASEAN
Chair - Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER
Speakers
Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)
P. K. Mishra, President & Chief Advisor, North Eastern Knowledge Foundation (NEKF), Kaziranga University
So Umezaki, Director, Economic Integration Studies Group, Inter-disciplinary Studies Center, IDE JETRO
Gurudas Das, Professor, National Institute of Technology, Silchar
1:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Panel Discussion: Generating a Long-Term Vision for India-Japan Partnership for Economic Development in NER
Chair - Dipok Kumar Barthakur, Vice-Chairman, State Innovation and Transformation Aayog (SITA), Assam
Panellists
Yaduvendra Mathur, Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog
Shinichi Nakabayashi, Director, ADBI
V. B. Pyarelal, Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) Assam
Takeshi Honjo, Director General, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Mumbai
Mrityunjay Jalan,Director, Chota Tingrai Tea Estate
3:30 pm Tea
4:00 pm Valedictory Address by Shri P B Acharya, Honble Governor of Nagaland with additional charge as Governor of Tripura
7:00 pm Dinner Reception
2017-03-08
7th ICRIER-PRI Workshop
Advancing India-Japan Economic Engagement
Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre
New Delhi
March 8, 2017
Program
10.00 am |
Inaugural Session |
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Welcome Remarks by Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER Opening Remarks by Yoichi Nemoto, President, PRI Keynote Address by Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog (TBC) |
11.00 am |
Coffee Break |
11.30 am |
Session 1 - Macro-Economic Trends in India and Japan |
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Chair Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor, ICRIER Speakers Sungyun Kim, President and Managing Partner, Nomura Research Institute India Private Limited Sudipto Mundle, Emeritus Professor, NIPFP Lead Discussant Jaimini Bhagwati, RBI Chair Professor, ICRIER Q & A |
1.00 pm |
Lunch |
1.45 pm |
Session 2 - Reform Measures in India to Attract FDI & ODA |
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Chair Ajay Shanker, Former Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India Speakers Vandana Kumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India Takema Sakamoto, Chief Representative, JICA India Office Lead Discussant Anil Padmanabhan, Executive Editor, Mint Q & A |
3.00 pm |
Coffee Break |
3.15 pm |
Session 3 India-Japan Cooperation in the Context of Rising Global Protectionism |
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Chair A. Didar Singh, Secretary General, FICCI Speakers Shujiro Urata, Professor, Waseda University Harsha Vardhana Singh, Executive Director, Brookings India Lead Discussant Chandni Raina, Professor, Centre for WTO Studies, IIFT Q & A |
4.30 pm |
Concluding Remarks and Vote of Thanks Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER |
2016-11-30
Developing the Offshore, Rupee Bond Market (Masala Bonds): Lessons Across Countries
(Wednesday) November 30, 2016
Lobby level, The Oberoi
Nariman point, Mumbai
10:00 AM 10:30 AM |
Registration |
10:30 AM 11:00 AM |
ICRIER presentation by Renu Kohli |
11:00 AM 11:15 AM |
Q & A |
11:15 AM 11:30 AM |
Tea Break |
11:30 AM 12:30 PM
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Panel discussion Moderator Tamal Bandhopadhya, ?Adviser, Strategy, Bandhan Bank Ltd, & Consulting Editor, Mint Panelists 1. B. P. Kanungo, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India 2. Rajiv Baruah, Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income, Credit Suisse India 3. Pawan Agrawal, Chief Analytical Officer, CRISIL Ratings
4. Praveen Garg, Joint Secretary, Financial Market, Ministry of Finance, GoI 5. Ashish Sable, Senior VP, SBI Capital Market |
12:30 PM 1:00 PM |
Q & A |
1:00 PM |
Lunch |
2016-10-27
The 2016 Forum will be held on 27-28 October 2016 in New Delhi, India. The Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)and the Asian Development Bank organized the forum.
The ADB-Asian Think Tank Development Forum 2016 will bring together forty participants from top think tanks in 27 Asian and Pacific countries including New Zealand. New participants from think tanks in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan are attending for the first time. Experts from three regional think tanks (ADB Institute, CAREC Institute and the Regional Cooperation Institute) will share their experiences on the selected topics. Participants are expected to more than double in number with think tanks from India joining the discussion. A few representatives from various governments will also attend.
27 October 2016 Day 1Session 1: Opening Ceremonies | |
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Time | Speaker / Affiliation |
09:30 a.m. | Registration, Long Champ Function Room |
10:30 a.m.10:45 a.m. | Emcees: Samreen Badr and Meghna Paul, National Institute of Public Finance Policy Welcome remarks
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10:45 a.m.11:00 a.m. | Keynote address Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, India |
11:00 a.m.11:30 a.m. | Photo session and coffee break |
Session 2: Economic OutlookThe global economic environment is challenging and downside risks remain, highlighted by slow growth in international trade and domestic demand, and potential volatility in financial markets. There is uncertainty from the US Federal Reserves monetary policy actions and the unfolding of the UK separation from the EU. Asian countries need to respond to global economic challenges, using available policy tools and cross border policy coordination to ensure sustainable and inclusive growth. The purpose of this session is to analyze the impact of these challenges on the Asian region and countries, and explore effective policy mix to address the challenges. Chair: Xiaoming Huang, Wellington Network of Asia-Pacific Research and Policy, New Zealand | |
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11:30 a.m.12:00 p.m. | Regional Economic Outlook Juzhong Zhuang, Deputy Chief Economist and Deputy Director General, ADB Financial Integration and External Spillovers Peter Rosenkranz, Economist, ADB |
12:00 p.m.12:30 p.m. | Selected countries responses to challenges
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12:30 p.m.1:00 p.m. | Discussants
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1:00 p.m.1:30 p.m. | Open Discussion |
1:30 p.m.3:00 p.m. | Lunch |
Session 3: Challenges of Sustainable UrbanizationUrbanization is a mega trend. Half of humanity lives in cities today and the figure will increase to 60 percent by 2030. Ninety-five percent of urban expansion in the next decades will take place in the developing world, including developing Asia. Rapid urbanization exerts huge pressure on basic services and infrastructure in cities (such as education, public health, water supply, sewage, housing, energy, and transportation). As Asian countries quickly urbanize, the challenges need to be addressed in ways that allow the cities to continue to thrive and grow, while improving resources use and reducing pollution and poverty. Chair: Dushni Weerakoon, Deputy Director, Institute of Policy Studies | |
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3:00 p.m.3:20 p.m. | Challenges for Sustainable Urban Development in Asia Michael Lindfield, Director, Urban Infrastructure Services, Ltd. |
3:20 p.m.3:30 p.m. | Country presentation
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3:30 p.m.4:00 p.m. | Discussant
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4:10 p.m.4:30 p.m. | Open discussion |
4:30 p.m.4:50 p.m. | Coffee break |
Session 4: Financing for Sustainable UrbanizationMobilizing funds to support sustainable urbanization remains a big challenge In Asia. This session will focus on the financing dimension of urbanization, such as legal and regulatory framework; different financing instruments/models (taxation, land income, transfer payment, equity investment, loans, guarantee, subsidy, municipal bonds, etc.) and their advantages and limits; the roles of governments (including central, provincial and local), MDBs, policy financiers, SOEs, and private sector; public-private-partnership (PPP); tariff issues, etc. Discussions will be policyoriented and center on lessons, experiences, constraints and areas for improvement. Chair: M. Teresa Kho, Country Director, India Resident Mission, ADB | |
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4:50 p.m.5:10 p.m. | Financing for Sustainable Urbanization Rana Hasan, Director, ADB |
5:10 p.m.5:40 p.m. | Selected countries financing schemes
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5:40 p.m.6:10 p.m. | Discussants
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6:10 p.m.7:30 p.m. | Open discussion |
7:30 p.m. | Dinner (hosted by NIPFP), Annex Court, India International Centre |
28 October 2016 Day 2Session 5: Dialogue between Think Tanks and Government ClientsOne of the important tasks of government-linked think tanks is to provide policy advice to governments anchored on researches and studies. To be effective, think tanks need to be aware of potential challenges and constraints to the countries, sound these out well-ahead before the threats occur, and propose implementable policy options. In this session, selected think tanks will describe the services they provide to their clients, discuss difficulties and constraints and how they are dealt with, as well as their future plans. Government agencies will give feedback on how the think tanks researches have influenced their thinking and strategies and how they hope the think tanks services could be further improved. Chair: Rathin Roy, Executive Director, National Institute of Public Finance Policy, India | |
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Time | Speaker / Affiliation |
9:00 a.m.9;30 a.m. | Registration |
9:30 a.m.10:20 a.m. | Think Tanks Respective Mission and Services/Activities
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10:20 a.m.11:20 a.m. | Feedback from Government Agencies
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11:20 a.m.11:40 a.m. | Open discussion |
11:40 a.m.12:00 p.m. | Coffee break |
Session 6: Closing CeremoniesChair: Dongxiang Li, Lead Regional Cooperation and Integration Specialist, ADB | |
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Time | Speaker / Affiliation |
12:00 p.m.12:30 p.m. | Updates on ATTN and Next Steps |
12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
Afternoon | |
2:00 p.m.5:30 p.m. | Informal Networking Activity (Visit to Rashtrapati Bhavan or India President House) |
2016-08-09
Revitalizing Global Economic Growth: Views from G20 Countries
August 9-10, 2016
New Delhi
Day 1: August 9, 2016 (Tuesday), Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre
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09:30-10:00 |
Registration and High Tea
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10:00-11:00 |
Inaugural Session: Welcome Address: Chief Guest Address: Arvind Panagariya, Honble Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog and G20 Sherpa, Government of India |
11:00-11:15 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
11:15-12:45 |
Session 1: Effectiveness of G20
Chair: Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor, ICRIER Panel: Stephen Pickford, Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House, London [Download Presentation] Heribert Dieter, Senior Research Associate, The German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin Andreas Bauer, Senior Resident Representative in India, IMF [Download Presentation] |
12:45-14:00 |
Lunch |
14:00-15:30 |
Session 2: Macroeconomic Policy Coordination among G20 Members
Chair: Andreas Bauer, Senior Resident Representative in India, IMF Panel: Rathin Roy, Director, NIPFP, Delhi Samiran Chakraborty, Managing Director and Chief Economist, Citi Research, India Hu Yuwei, Research Fellow, Chongyang Institute, Beijing [Download Presentation] |
15:30-15:45 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
15:45-17:00 |
Session 3: Financial Stability and Regulatory Architecture Chair: Jaimini Bhagwati, RBI Chair Professor, ICRIER Panel: Ashima Goyal, Professor, IGIDR, Mumbai Jayanth R. Varma, Professor, IIM, Ahmedabad Amarjeet Singh, Chief General Manager, Office of Chairman and International Affairs, SEBI, Mumbai [Download Presentation] |
17:00-18:00 |
Session 4: Infrastructure Development: Financing and Impact
Chair: Rajiv Lall, Managing Director and Vice Chairman, IDFC, Mumbai Panel: Amar Bhattacharya, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development Programme, Brookings Institution, Washington D.C. [Download Presentation] Matthias Helble, Research Economist, ADBI, Tokyo [Download Presentation] |
18:00- 18:30 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
18:30 |
Panel Discussion
Chair: Chetan Ghate, Professor, ISI, Delhi Panel: Stephen Pickford, Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House, London Amar Bhattacharya, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development Programme, Brookings Institution, Washington D.C. Thomas Fues, Senior Researcher & Head of Training Department, GDI, Bonn |
19:45 |
Dinner Reception |
Day 2: August 10, 2016 (Wednesday), Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre
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09:00-09:30 |
Registration and High Tea |
9:30-10:45 |
Session 5: Trade in an Era of Brexitism
Chair: Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor Trade Policy & WTO Research Programme, ICRIER Panel:
Tokuo Iwaisako, Professor, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo [Download Presentation] |
10:45-11:00 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
11:00-12:00 |
Session 6: Sustainable Energy: Opportunities, Constraints, and Role of G20 countries
Chair: Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER Panel: Thomas Fues, Senior Researcher & Head of Training Department, GDI, Bonn [Download Presentation] Ritu Mathur, Director, Green Growth & Resource Efficiency Division, TERI, Delhi |
12:00-12:15 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
12:15-13:15 |
Session 7: Transfer Pricing: The Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project and Beyond
Chair: Rajiva Ranjan Singh, Member( Retd), CBDT, Ministry of Finance, Government of India Panel: Sanjay Kumar, Senior Adviser, Deloitte India Akhilesh Ranjan, CCIT (International Taxation), Ministry of Finance, Government of India Ashutosh Dixit, Partner, BMR Legal, Gurgaon |
13:15-13:30 |
Concluding Remarks and the Way Forward Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER |
13:30 |
Lunch |
2016-07-27
8:45- 9:00 am |
Registration
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09:00- 10:15 am |
Inaugural Session Welcome Remarks by Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER Presentation of Key Findings of the Study: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER Shehryar Khan, Research Fellow, SDPI
Special Remarks by Arun Kumar Panda, Additional Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
Guest Remarks: B. K. Rao, Chairman, ASSOCHAM Council on Healthcare & Hospitals and Ex-Chairman, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Syed Yawar Ali, Chairman, Nestl Pakistan Limited and Co-Chair, India-Pakistan Joint Business Forum
Ravi Wig, Former President, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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10:15- 10:45 am |
Tea/Coffee
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10:45- 12:45 pm |
Session I - Bilateral Trade in Health Sector: Current Scenario Chair: Shehryar Khan, Research Fellow SDPI
Panellists:
Rashid Latif Khan, Owner, Hameed Latif Hospital, Lahore Neelam Mohan, Director, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Liver Transplantation, Medanta Hassaan Bashir Ahmad Khan, Ali Medical Center, Islamabad Raj Raina, General Manager, Marketing, Apollo Hospitals Group Sami Ullah Khan Durrani, TREAD Pharmaceuticals Pakistan Limited Rabia Manzoor, Research Associate, SDPI
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12:45 pm |
Lunch
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2:00- 3:30 pm |
Session 2 - Way Forward for Enhancing Trade in Health Sector between India and Pakistan
Special Remarks: Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India
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Anil Ganeriwala, Joint Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH, India Chair: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER
Panellists:
Javed Akram, Vice Chancellor, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University Umang Chaturvedi, Group President Corporate Affairs, Fortis
N. K. Pandey, Chairman & Director, Asian Institute of Medical Sciences
Ravi Wig, Former President, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Muhammad Umer Saleem Bhatti, Ministry of Commerce, Pakistan
Mubarak Zeb Khan, Business Lead, DAWN Daily
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3:30 pm |
Tea/Coffee
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3:45- 4:00 pm |
Concluding Remarks Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER Sagar Prasai, Country Representative, The Asia Foundation |
2016-06-17
Workshop on Studying Drivers of Agricultural Growth in selected Indian States with focus on Role of Agricultural Extension Systems
17th June, 2016 at the Maple, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi
Programme
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09:30 10:00 am |
Registration / Tea, Coffee |
10:00 10:10 am |
Welcome Remarks Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER |
10:10 10:20 am |
Opening Remarks Purvi Mehta, Senior Advisor and Head of Agriculture, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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10:20 10:50 am
11:00 11:20 am
11:20 11:40 am |
Session- 1: Agriculture Growth in 6 selected States : Sources & Drivers Chair : Jugal Kishore Mohapatra, Former Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development
Presenter: ICRIER Team (Ashok Gulati, Anwarul Hoda, Pallavi Rajkhowa, Ranjana Roy, Aastha Malhotra, Reena Kumari)
Discussants : Amit Mohan Prasad, Former Principal Secretary, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh. Bhallamudi Sridhar, Faculty Member, Bankers Institute of Rural Development
Open discussion |
11:40 12:00 noon |
Tea / Coffee Break |
12:00 12:30 pm
12:30 12:50 pm
12:50 01:10 pm |
Session 2: Role of Extension in Agricultural Growth Chair: Siraj Hussain, Former Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Visiting Senior Fellow, ICRIER
Presenter: ICRIER Team (Pravesh Sharma, Shweta Saini, Rohin Nautiyal & Suman Kumar Saurav
Discussants : Rasheed Sulaiman, Director, Centre for Research on Innovation and Science Policy Jasbir Singh Bains, Director (Agriculture), Govt. of Punjab
Open Discussion |
01:10 01: 15 pm |
Vote of Thanks Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, ICRIER |
01:15 pm onwards |
Lunch |
2016-03-30
Sub Regional Cooperation Between India, Myanmar and Bangladesh
Date: March 30, 2016
Programme
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March 30, 2016 (Wednesday) |
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09:45-10:00 am |
Registration |
10:00-11:30 am |
Inaugural Session
Welcome remarks: Rajat Kathuria, Director & CEO, ICRIER
Presentation: Sub Regional Cooperation Between India, Myanmar and Bangladesh Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER
Keynote Address: Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (IC), Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
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11:30-11:45 am |
Tea/Coffee |
11:45-01:00 pm |
Session 1: Economic Cooperation in the Sub Region - India, Bangladesh and Myanmar
Panel Discussion: Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury, Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India San Oo Maung, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Pratibha Parkar, Director, Ministry of External Affairs, India
Chair: Jayant Prasad, Director General, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
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01:00-01:45 pm |
Lunch |
01:45-03:00 pm |
Session 2: Trends and Patterns of Trade between India, Bangladesh and Myanmar
Address: Arvind Mehta, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India
Presenters: Prominence of RMG Sector in Bangladesh-India Bilateral Trade and Investment Selim Raihan, Executive Director, SANEM and Farazi Binti Ferdous, Fellow, SANEM, Bangladesh
Market Access and India Zin Zin Naing, Researcher, Yangon University of Economics and Khin Thida Nyein, Researcher, Monywa University of Economics, Myanmar
Trade Patterns in the Sub Region: India, Myanmar and Bangladesh Deepika Wadhwa, Consultant, ICRIER and Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER
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03:00-04:00 pm |
Session 3: Economic Cooperation through Connectivity : India, Myanmar and Bangladesh
Address: Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India
Presenters: Connectivity in Sub Region: India, Myanmar and Bangladesh Nisha Taneja,Professor, ICRIER and Deepika Wadhwa,Consultant, ICRIER
Issues and Prospects of Bangladesh-India-Myanmar Trade-Investment Farazi Binti Ferdous,Fellow, SANEM and Selim Raihan, Executive Director, SANEM, Bangladesh
Connectivity, Transaction Cost and Trade Relation between Myanmar, India and Bangladesh Tun Min Sandar, Research Associate, MDRI-CESD, Myanmar
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04:00-04:15 pm |
Tea/Coffee |
04:15-05:30 pm |
Session 4: FDI : India, Bangladesh and Myanmar
Address: Manoj Pant, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), India
Presenters: Indias Outward Investment to Myanmar and Bangladesh Samridhi Bimal, Research Associate, ICRIER and Deb Kusum Das, Consultant, ICRIER
Indian Foreign Direct Investment in Myanmar Tin Htoo Naing,Director, Center for Economy, Environment and Society (CEES Myanmar) andMyo Myo Myint,CEES, Myanmar
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05.30-05.45 pm |
Concluding Remarks |
2016-03-14
ICRIER-Embassy of Japan Conference-II
(Venue: Viceregal Hall, Claridges Hotel, New Delhi)
March 14, 2016
India-Japan Relations: The Regional Perspective
Programme
0900-0930 Registration
0930-1015 Opening Session
Chair: Amb. H.K. Singh, Professor for Strategic Studies, ICRIER
Opening address by H.E. Amb. Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of Japan
Keynote Address by Dr. S. Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary, MEA
1015-1030 Coffee Break
1030-1145 Session 1: Regional Significance of India-Japan Special Strategic and Global
Partnership
Chair: Amb. Nalin Surie, Director General, ICWA
Speakers:
Prof. Yuichi Hosoya, Keio University [Download Presentation]
Dr. C. Raja Mohan, Founding Director, Carnegie India
1145-1200 Coffee Break
1200-1315 Session 2: Regional Connectivity: Role of India and Japan
Chair: Amb. H.K. Singh, Professor for Strategic Studies, ICRIER
Speakers:
Amb. Hideaki Domichi, Senior Vice President, JICA [Download Presentation]
Dr. Sanjaya Baru, IISS Consulting Senior Fellow for India & Director, IISS-India
1315-1415 Lunch (all participants and attendees)
1415-1530 Session 3: Regional Economic Integration: Perspectives of Japan and India
Chair: Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Head, UNESCAP South and South-West Asia Office
Speakers:
Prof. Shujiro Urata, Waseda University [Download Presentation]
Dr. V.S. Seshadri, Vice Chairman, RIS [Download Presentation]
1530-1545 Coffee Break
1545-1700 Session 4: Environment, Climate Change and Clean Energy Collaboration
Chair: Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
Speakers:
Japan: Mr. Makoto Watanabe, Executive Director, New Energy and Industrial
Technology Development Organization (NEDO) [Download Presentation]
Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
1700-1715 Closing Session
Closing Remarks:
Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
2016-03-14
TalentNomics - ICRIER Conference
Empowering Women for Sustainable Development
March 14, 2016
Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi
PROGRAMME
08:30-09:00 Registration and High Tea
09:00-10:15 Inaugural Session
Opening Remarks
Ipsita Kathuria, Founder and CEO, TalentNomics India
Welcome Address
Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson ICRIER
Inaugural Address
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan,
Minister of State (independent charge), Petroleum and Gas, Government of India
Keynote Address
Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, South African Political Activist, Doctor, Business Woman and ex- MD, World Bank
10:15-10:30 Tea/Coffee
10:30-12:00 Session 1: Research & Results: For Sustainable Development- Women Empowerment and Economic Growth- What can government and policy makers do?
Moderator: Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER
Panel
Kalpana Kochhar, Deputy Director, IMF
Anu Madgavkar, Co-Author of Power and Parity Report, McKinsey Global Institute
Anne Boring, Postdoctoral researcher, OFCE, Sciences Po-Paris
Anuradha Das Mathur, Founding Dean, The Vedica Scholars Programme For Women, India
12:00-13:15 Session 2: Gender Balance in Leadership: Impactful Actions Needed to Change Status Quo
Moderator: Dilip Cherian, Founder and Consulting Partner, Perfect Relations, India
Panel
Anita George, Sr. Director (Energy and Extractive Industry), World Bank
Farzana Chowdhury, CEO, Green Delta Insurance Company, Bangladesh
Linda Solomon, Partner, Deloitte, USA
Deepak Hota, Director (Human Resources), BEML
Suparno Banerjee, Vice President, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE)
13.15- 14.15 Lunch
14:15-15:15 Session 3: Creating a Sustainable Global Supply of Women Leaders Across Sectors and a Collaborative Eco System for Change: What can Women, Men and Organizations do?
Moderator: Rhoda Weeks-Brown, Deputy Director, IMF
Panel
Neeti Banerjee, Founder and CEO, TalentNomics Inc., former Assistant Director, IMF
Saurabh Srivastava, Founder and Ex-Chairman NASCOM, Angel Investor, India
Neeru Abrol, Director(Fin), IL&FS, former Chairperson, National Fertilizer Limited, India
Neeta Boochra, ex-President, FICCI (Flo) and Entrepreneur, India
15:15- 16:15 Session 4: Encouraging and Influencing Young Minds to Dream
Moderator: Kedibone Letlaka-Rennert,HRAdvisor, IMF (TBC)
Panel
Radhicka Kapoor, Fellow, ICRIER
Jyoti Reddy, former Student, Akansha Foundation, India
Pramath Sinha, Co-founder and Managing Director, 9.9 Mediaworx Pvt. Ltd. and Founding Dean, Indian School of Business, India
Radhika Prabhu, Senior Policy Advisor for South Asia, Secretarys Office of Global Womens Issues, U.S. State Department
16:15-16:30 Tea/Coffee
16:30-17:45 Session 5: Role of Media in Breaking Stereotypes
Moderator: Anil Padmanabhan,Deputy Editor- MINT, India
Panel:
Archana Garodia Gupta, President FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO),India
Christine Graeff, Director-General, European Central Bank
Asma Shirazi, Journalist, TV Anchor, Pakistan
Bharati Jacob, Managing Partner, Seedfund
Shereen Bhan, Journalist & TV Anchor,CNBC-TV-18
17:45- 18: 00 Key Takeaways and Vote of Thanks
2015-12-18
![]() 17th Annual ICRIER-NBER-NCAER Conference December 18-20, 2015 Program |
Day 1: Friday, December 18, 2015 | ||
12.30 pm | Lunch at the residence of N.K Singh, Former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and Member, ICRIER Board of Governors | |
2.30 pm: | Departure for Neemrana | |
6.00 pm 6.30 pm - 7.30 pm | Welcome Remarks Session 1: India and the World Economy Chair: N. K. Singh, Former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and Member, ICRIER Board of Governors Speakers:
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7.30 pm | Bharatnatyam Dance Recital by Rasika Khanna followed by Dinner | |
Day 2: Saturday, December 19, 2015 | ||
9.30 am - 10.45 am | Session 2: Global Economic Governance Chair: Rakesh Mohan, Former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India Speakers:
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10.45 am | Coffee Break | |
11.00 am - 12.15 pm 12:15 pm | Session 3: International Finance Chair: Surjit Bhalla, Senior India Analyst, Observatory Group and Chairman, Oxus Research & Investments Speakers:
Special Address by Dr. Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Advisor,
Government of India | |
1.15 pm | Lunch | |
2.15 pm | Session 4: Monetary Policy and Exchange Rate Management Issues Chair: Subir Gokarn, Director Research, Brookings India Speakers:
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2.45 pm | Coffee Break | |
3.30 pm | Session 5: Environmental Regulation/
Climate Change Chair: Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER Speakers:
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4.45 pm | Coffee Break | |
5.00pm | Session 6: Urban Economics and
Sustainability Chair: Rajiv Lall, Managing Director & CEO, IDFC Bank Ltd. Speakers:
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7.30 pm | Rajasthani Dance Performance followed by Dinner Reception | |
Day 3: Sunday, December 20, 2015 | ||
8:30 AM | Session 7: Manufacturing, Investment
Climate and Jobs Chair: B. J. Panda, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), India Speakers:
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11.30 am - 1.00 pm | Session 8: International Trade Chair: Shekhar Shah, Director General NCAER Speakers:
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1:00 pm | Lunch | |
2.00 pm - 4.00 pm 3:30 pm | Session 9: Education and Skill
Development Chair: Sachin Pilot, Member Indian National Congress and Former Minister of State (Independent Charge) Corporate Affairs) Speakers:
Concluding Remarks | |
4.30 pm: | Departure for Delhi |
2015-12-03
International Conference onJOBS FOR DEVELOPMENT: CREATING JOBS IN SOUTH ASIA3-4 December 2015, Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi[View Conference Video]3rd December 2015 (Thursday) | |
09:30-10:00 hours | Registration |
INAUGURAL SESSION | |
10:00-11:00 | Welcome Address Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER, New Delhi |
__ | Chair: Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER |
__ | Special Address: Partha Pratim Mitra, Principal Labour and Employment Advisor (PLEA), Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India |
__ | Thematic address: Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Advisor, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India |
11:00-11:30 | Tea/Coffee Break |
11:30-13:10 | Session 1: Informality and Jobs |
__ | Chair: Mr Dev Nathan, Professor, IHD, New Delhi, India Speakers: Selim Raihan, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka & Executive Director, South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) [Download Presentation] (Title: Dynamics of Urban Informal Employment in Bangladesh) Sandip Sarkar, Professor, Institute for Human Development, Delhi [Download Presentation] (Title: Is Dualism Increasing in the Indian Labour Market) Asad Sayeed, Senior Research Associate, Collective for Social Science Research, Karachi, Pakistan (Title: Beyond Informality: Labour Market Structure, Regulation and Social Protection in Pakistan) Dipak Bahadur Adhikari, Assistant Lecturer of Economics, Patan Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal [Download Presentation] (Title: Employment and Income Generation in Informal Sector: A Case of Street Vendors of Kathmandu Nepal) Pankaj Vashist, Fellow, ICRIER [Download Presentation] (Title: Technology and Labour Demand; Insights from Indian Manufacturing) Discussant: Jesim Pais, Assistant Professor, Institute for Studies in International Development (ISID), New Delhi |
13:10-14:00 | Lunch |
14:00-15:00 | Plenary Address I: Jobs and the Transformation of the Economic Lives of the Poor Chair: Chair: T.C.A. Anant, Chief Statistician of India and Secretary, MoSPI, Govt. of India Speaker: Robin Burgess, Professor of Economics, Founder and Director of the International Growth Centre, London School of Economics (LSE), London [Download Presentation] |
15:00-15:15 | Tea/Coffee Break |
Session 2: Demography and Jobs | |
15:15-16:15 | Chair: Rashid Amjad, Professor and Director, The Graduate Institute of Development Studies, Lahore School of Economics, Lahore
Speakers: K S James, Professor, Population Research Centre, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore [Download Presentation] (Title: Augmenting Demographic Dividend Opportunities for India: The Role of Female Work Participation) Indralal De Silva, Senior Professor & Chair of Demography, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo, Colombo [Download Presentation] (Title: Demographic change and its implications on the labour force in Sri Lanka) Devendra Shrestha, Professor, Central Department of Economics, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur [Download Presentation] (Title: Challenges in Creating Employment Opportunities for Youths in Nepal) Discussant: Jayan Jose Thomas, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi [Download Presentation] |
16:25-17:25 | Plenary Address- II: What Explains the Job Creating Potential of Industrialization in the Developing World Chair: Anwarul Hoda, Professor, ICRIER, New Delhi Speaker: Kunal Sen, Professor, Development Economics and Policy, University of Manchester, Manchester [Download Presentation] |
Panel Discussion | |
17:40-1910 | Moderator: Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER, New Delhi Anwarul Hoda, Professor, ICRIER, New Delhi Rashid Amjad, Professor and Director, The Graduate Institute of Development Studies, Lahore School of Economics, Lahore Ajit Ghose, Professor, Institute of Human Development, New Delhi Robin Burgess, Professor of Economics, Founder and Director of the International Growth Centre, London School of Economics (LSE), London Kunal Sen, Professor, Development Economics and Policy, University of Manchester, Manchester Rana Hasan, Director, Development Economics and Indicators Division, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB) [Download Presentation] |
Q & A | |
19:30 | Dinner |
4th December 2015 (Friday), Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre | |
Session 3: Urbanization and Jobs | |
09:30 | Chair: Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER Speakers: S Chandrasekhar, Associate Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai [Download Presentation] (Title: Skill Content Embodied in Jobs: An Exploration) Naveen Adhikari, Assistant Professor, Central Department of Economics, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur [Download Presentation] (Title: Creating Jobs in Growing Urban Areas of Nepal: A Story for Policy Revisit) Nishara Fernando Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Colombo, Colombo, Kirtipur [Download Presentation] (Title: Urban Youth Aspirations and Expectations for Jobs in the Context of Urban Transformation and Urbanization: Case Study of Sri Lanka) Javier Sanchez-Reaza, Senior Economist, World Bank, Washington D.C. [Download Presentation] (Title: Bringing People to Jobs and Jobs to People) Discussant: Debolina Kundu, Associate Professor, National Institute of Urban Affairs, Delhi |
10:20-1030 | Tea/Coffee Break |
Session 4: Labour Regulation and Jobs | |
10:30-12:10 | Chair: Kunal Sen, Professor, Development Economics and Policy, University of Manchester, Manchester
Speakers: Radhicka Kapoor , Fellow, ICRIER, New Delhi [Download Presentation] (Title: Labour Regulations in India: Much Ado About Something) Rashid Memon, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore [Download Presentation] (Title: Trade deregulation and its impact on the feminization of the labor force: Evidence from the MFA phase-out in Pakistan) Dilli Raj Khanal, Founder Chairman, Institute of Policy Research and Development, Kathmandu [Download Presentation] (Title: Labor Market Regulations and Jobs: Nepalese Experience) Jaivir Singh, Senior Research Fellow, ICRIER, New Delhi [Download Presentation] (Title: Law, Skills and the Creation of Jobs as Contract Work in India: Exploring Survey Data to Make Inferences for Labour Law Reform) Piotr Lewandowski, Founder and President,IBS, Warsaw, Poland [Download Presentation] (Title: Minimum Wage Violation in Central and Eastern European Countries) Discussant: Rahul Sapkal, Senior Researcher and Project Manager, Education Policy Division, UNICEF Office Maharashtra State, Mumbai |
12:15-13:15 | Plenary Address- III:Enhancing Job Quality in Emerging Economies: Going Beyond Informality Chair: Bishwanath Goldar, Professor, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi Speaker: Sandrine Cazes , Senior Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris [Watch Presentation Video] |
13:15-14:00 | Lunch |
Session 5: Fragile Situations and Jobs | |
14:00-15:20 | Chair: Adrian Wood, Emeritus Professor at Oxford Department of International Development, Oxford Speakers: Ali Mehdi, Fellow, ICRIER, New Delhi and Sanjay Pulipaka, In-house Consultant, ICRIER, New Delhi [Download Presentation] (Title: Job Creation and Skill Development in Fragile Situations) Sirimal Abeyratne, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Colombo, Colombo [Download Presentation] (Title: Policies, Politics and Youth: A Retrospect over Sri Lankan Experience) Chona Echavez, Deputy Director (Research), Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, Kabul [Download Presentation] (Title: Employment Generation and Skills Development in Fragile Situation: Afghan policies and challenges for Employment Generation and Employability) Bishnu Pant, Executive Director, Institute for Integrated Development Studies, Kathmandu [Download Presentation] (Title: Fragile Situation and Jobs: Challenge for Nepal) Discussant: Nisar Ali, Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Kashmir, Srinagar |
15:20-15:30 | Tea/Coffee Break |
Plenary Address- IV: Labor Regulation, Enforcement, and Employment: Lessons from China | |
15:30-16:30 | Chair: Aditya Bhattacharjea, Professor and Head, Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi Speaker: Albert Park, Professor, Department of Economics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong [Download Presentation] |
16:30-17:30 | Valedictory Address: An International Perspective on South Asian Job CreationChair: Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor, ICRIER, New Delhi Speaker: Adrian Wood, Emeritus Professor at Oxford Department of International Development, Oxford [Download Presentation] |
Dinner |
2015-11-23
Tamarind Conference Hall (Core 4B, UG Floor, Entry Near Eatopia Restaurant)
India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi -110 003
November 23, 2015 (Monday) | |
09.30 09.55 | Registration |
9.55 11.00 | Inaugural Session
Mr. Sanjay Pulipaka Senior Consultant, East Asia Research Programme, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Shri Krishnan Srinivasan Former Foreign Secretary of India
Amb. H. K. Singh Professor, Strategic Studies Programme Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli Centre for East Asian Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University
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11.00 11.15 | Tea |
11.15 12.30 | Regional Architecture Chair and Remarks by Prof. G. V. C. Naidu
Chinas Approach to Regionalism in the Asia-Pacific Dr. Monika Chansoria Senior Fellow & Head of China-study Programme, Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS)
India and New Institutional Building in Asia-Pacific Dr. Jagannath Prasad Panda Research Fellow and Coordinator, East Asia Research Centre, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)
Pharmaceutical Provisions in the TPP: Implications for Indo-Japan Trade in Generics Mr. Rahul Mongia Research Associate, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Reshaping the Global Development Financial Architecture: Role of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and New Development Bank (NDB) Ms. Purva Singh Research Assistant, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
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12.30 13.30 | Maritime Security Issues Chair and Remarks by Commodore Uday Bhaskar
India and Indo-Pacific Construct Dr. Pankaj K. Jha Director (Research), Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA)
Security in Maritime-Asia An Indian Perspective Cdr. Abhijit Singh Research Fellow, Centre for Military Affairs, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)
Perspectives from Regional Powers: US, Japan and Australia Ms. Darshana M Baruah Junior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
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13.30 14.15 | Lunch |
14.15 15.30 | Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Missiles and Risk Reduction Strategies Chair and Remarks: Brig. Arun Sahgal
Nuclear Asia: Current Dynamics and Challenges Dr. Arun Vishwanathan Assistant Professor, International Strategic & Security Studies Programme, National Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS)
Contours of Cruise Missiles Proliferation in Asia Pacific Dr. Sitakanta Mishra Assistant Professor, Social Sciences, School of Liberal Studies, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
Nuclear Security and Nuclear Governance Issues in the Asia-Pacific Ms. Ruhee Neog Assistant Director and Coordinator of Nuclear Security Programme, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS)
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15.30 15.45 | Tea |
15.45 17.00 | Frameworks of Engagement Chair and Remarks: Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal
Engage and Hedge: US Policy Towards Asia-Pacific Since 1990 Mr. Graham Palmer Consultant, Deloitte
Pathways to Peace: Japans Engagement of Southeast Asia and India Dr. A. D. Gnanagurunathan Assistant Professor, Cross-Disciplinary Studies, Apeejay Stya University
India, US and the Asia-Pacific Ms. Sylvia Mishra Junior Fellow, Strategic Studies Initiative, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
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17.00 17.15 | Tea |
17.15 18.30 | Political Transitions
Transition in Indonesia and Myanmar: Variations in Regime Outcome Dr. Sonu Trivedi Assistant Professor, University of Delhi
Thailand and the Great Game Dr Udai Bhanu Singh Senior Research Associate, South East Asia and Oceania Research Centre, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)
Political Transition in South Korea and its Impact on Korean Unification Mr. Sudhakar Vaddi Research Assistant at Centre for East Asian Studies, School of international studies(SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
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18.30 | Snacks |
7.00 pm followed by Dinner | Special Address by Prof. Tsutomu Kikuchi Professor Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo
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10.00 11.15 | Human Rights: Constructs and Experiences
Human Rights and Asian Values A Forced Dichotomy? Ms. Anandita Bagchi Research Associate, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Information Technology and Human Rights in Asia-Pacific Ms. Meenaz Munshi Senior Associate, Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC)
Refugees and the Problem of Dubious Categorisation Mr. Arpan Acharya Doctoral Candidate, Jawaharlal Nehru University
The Adaptive State: Pacifism and Japans Contribution to Peace Ms. Nidhi Prasad Student, Centre for East Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
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11.15 11.30 | Tea |
11.30 12.45 | Nation-Building and Ethnic Conflicts
Xinjiang and Ethnic Unrest in China Mr. Avinash Godbole Research Assistant, East Asia Research Centre, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)
Asias Rise and the Arc of Ethnic Unrest China, India and Myanmar Dr. K. Yhome Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
Ethnic Conflict in Southeast Asia Ms. Nayantara Shaunik YFFP-Jindal Foreign Policy Fellow, Jindal School of International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University
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12.45 14.00 | Conclusion followed by Lunch |
2015-11-17
India-Japan Economic Relations: Bilateral Dimensions
(Venue: Viceroy Hall, Claridges Hotel, New Delhi)
November 17, 2015
0900-0930 Registration
0930-1015 Opening Session
0930-0940 Welcoming Remarks: Amb. H.K. Singh, Professor for Strategic Studies, ICRIER
Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER H.E. Ambassador Takeshi Yagi, Ambassador of Japan
0940-1015 Keynote Address by Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Railways, on Japan-India Partnership in Building Railway Infrastructure
1015-1030 Coffee Break
1030-1145 Session 1: Make in India: Japans Role in Enhancing Indias Manufacturing Prowess
Chair: Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER
Mr. R.C. Bhargava, Chairman, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. Indias Automotive Sector and Japan Ms. Shubhra Singh, Joint Secretary, DIPP Framework of India-Japan Cooperation in Manufacturing [Download Presentation]
Mr. Ichiro Abe, Special Advisor to Minister's Secretariat, METI and Director, JETRO Office, New Delhi JETROs Role in Accelerating Japanese FDI [Download Presentation]
Mr. Masazumi Konishi, President, JCCII, and MD, Sojitz India Indias Business Environment [Download Presentation]
1145-1200 Coffee Break
1200-1315 Session 2: Building IndiasEconomicInfrastructure and Connectivity
Chair: Mr. Ajay Shankar, Chairman, Expert Committee on Regulatory Approval
Mr. Katsuo Matsumoto, Deputy DG for South Asia, JICA Japans Role in Building Indias Economic Infrastructure [Download Presentation]
Industrial Corridors:
Mr. Alkesh Sharma, CEO & MD, DMICDC DMIC Project Implementation [Download Presentation]
Railway Corridors:
Mr. Girish Pillai, Adviser (Infrastructure), Railway Board Implementation of Railway Freight Corridors [Download Presentation]
1315-1415 Lunch (all participants and attendees)
1415-1530 Session 3: Role of IT Services
Chair: Mr. Som Mittal, Former President, NASSCOM
Mr. BVR Mohan Reddy, Chairman, NASSCOM Indias IT Services Sector and the Japan Opportunity
Mr. Masayoshi Tamura, GM, Software Group, Hitachi India Pvt. Ltd. India-Japan Cooperation on IT - the Japanese Perspective [Download Presentation]
Mr. J.S. Deepak, Secretary, Department of Electronics & IT Policy Initiatives to Enhance Exports of Indian IT Services to Japan [Download Presentation]
1530-1545 Coffee Break
1545-1715 Session 4: IndiaJapan Investment Promotion Partnership: Financing Indias Growth
Chair: Dr. Jaimini Bhagwati, RBI Chair Professor, ICRIER
Dr. Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean, ADBI, Tokyo Infrastructure Finance and Pension Funds [Download Presentation]
Mr. Shin Oya, Chief Representative, JBIC Promoting Public and Private Financial Flows to India
Mr. Hiroyuki Kakita, Country Head for India, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Role of Major Japanese Banks in Channeling FDI, FII and Long Term Infrastructure Funding Mr. Taiju Hisai, Regional Executive for India, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Business Promotion Incentives [Download Presentation]
1715-1745 Concluding Session
Concluding remarks:
H.E. Ambassador Takeshi Yagi, Ambassador of Japan,
Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER
Amb. H.K. Singh, Professor for Strategic Studies, ICRIER
1800-2000: Conference concluding dinner (all participants and attendees)
2015-11-05
November 5, 2015 (Thursday) (Juniper Hall, IHC)
2:00 pm : Inaugural Session
International Affairs (SFIA)
Keynote Address by Shri Suresh Prabhu, Honble Minister of Railways, Government of India
2.45 pm : Coffee Break
3:00 pm : Session 1: Asian Security and India-Korea Special Strategic
Partnership
Chair: KIM Dalchoong, Emeritus Professor, Yonsei University
Speakers:
Ambassador for National Security Affairs
Discussants:
4:30 pm : Coffee Break
4:45 pm : Session 2: Cooperation for Full Potential of India-Korea CEPA and the
New Asian Economic Initiatives
Chair: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER
Speakers:
Discussants:
7.30 pm : Special Address by LEE Chung Min, Professor, Yonsei University and
ROKs Ambassador for National Security Affairs (Maple Hall, IHC)
Chair: Sanjay Singh, Former Secretary (East) Ministry of External Affairs
Dinner Reception, Maple Hall, India Habitat Centre
November 6, 2015 (Friday) (Juniper Hall, IHC)
9.30 am : Session 3:Make in India Initiative & Opportunities for SMEs
Chair: A. Didar Singh, Secretary General, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
Speakers:
Discussants:
11.00 am : Coffee Break
11.15 am : Session 4: India-Korea Collaboration in Manufacturing Industries
(Shipbuilding, Steel, Auto, Defense Industry, etc.)
Chair: Ajit Ranade, Chief Economist, Aditya Birla Group
Speakers:
Discussants:
1.00 pm : Lunch
2.00 pm : Session 5: India-Korea Collaboration in R&D and High-tech Industries
(IT/Internet, Games/Contents, Green/New Energy, etc.)
Chair: JUNG Ku-Hyun, President, The Seoul Forum for International Affairs
Speakers:
Discussants:
3.30 pm : Coffee Break
3.45 pm : Panel Discussion: Enhancing Peoples Movement between India and
Korea
Moderator: Anil Padmanabhan, Deputy Managing Editor of Mint
Panelists:
5.00 pm : Concluding Remarks
Signing of Joint Statement
2015-09-14
Programme
Challenges to Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth:
Views from G20 countries
September 14- 15, 2015
New Delhi
September 14, 2015 (Monday), Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre
09:00-09:30 Registration and High Tea
09:30-10:00 Inaugural Session:
Welcome Address:
Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER
Inaugural Speech:
Suresh Prabhu, Honourable Railway Minister of India and G20 Sherpa, Government of India
10:00-11:00 Keynote Address:
Shaktikanta Das, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India
Special Address:
Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) [Download Presentation]
11:00-11:15 Tea/Coffee Break
11:15-12:15 Special Session: Towards a Sustainable Growth Plan: Voices from the Troika
Chair: Sujata Mehta, Secretary (ER&DPA), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Panel:
Patrick Suckling, Australian High Commissioner to India Burak Akapar, Ambassador of Republic of Turkey to India Le Yucheng, Ambassador of Republic of China to India
12:15-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Session 1: Accelerating Infrastructure Investments in G20 Countries
Chair: Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor, ICRIER
Panel:
Sindhushree Khullar, CEO, NITI Aayog, Government of India
Rajiv B. Lall, Executive Chairman, IDFC
Alok Sheel, Member Secretary, State Planning Board, Kerala [Download Presentation]
Thomas Richardson, Senior Resident Representative in India, IMF [Download Presentation]
15:30-15:45 Tea/Coffee Break
15:45-17:00 Session 2: Synchronizing Global Monetary Policy: How can G20 Help?
Chair: Abheek Barua, Chief Economist, HDFC Bank
Panel: Poonam Gupta, Senior Economist, World Bank [Download Presentation]
Nobuyuki UDA, Director General of Research and Co-ordination Department, PRI, MoF, Japan [Download Presentation] Heribert Dieter, Senior Research Associate, The German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin
17:00-18:00 Session 3: Competitive Devaluations: The New Global Norm?
Chair: Thomas Richardson, Senior Resident Representative in India, IMF
Panel: Ashima Goyal, Professor of Economics, IGIDR [Download Presentation] Subir Gokarn, Director of Research, Brookings India
Annual G20 Address and Dinner Reception at Juniper, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (By Invitation only)
19:30 Annual G20 Address
Chair: Chetan Ghate, Associate Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
Speaker: P.J. Nayak, Former Chief Executive and Country Head, Morgan Stanley, India
20.30 Dinner Reception
September 15, 2015 (Tuesday), Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre
09:00-09:30 Registration and High Tea
09:30-11:00 Session 4: Addressing the Financing Challenge of SMEs and Enhancing Their Participation in Global Value Chains (GVCs)
Chair: Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor, ICRIER
Panel: Prema Chandra Athukorala, Professor of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australia National University [Download Presentation] Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute [Download Presentation] Anil Bharadwaj, Secretary General, Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME)
11:00-11:15 Tea/Coffee Break
11:15-12:45 Session 5: Post- Crisis International Financial Regulation: Where Have We Reached?
Chair: Jaimini Bhagwati, RBI Chair Professor, ICRIER
Panel: Ila Patnaik, Principal Economic Adviser, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India Kalpana Kochhar, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF [Download Presentation] K. P. Krishnan, Additional Secretary, Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India Amarjeet Singh, Chief General Manager, SEBI [Download Presentation]
12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:15 Session 6: Scaling up Private Investments in Clean Energy Infrastructure
Chair: Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER
Panel: Ajay Mathur, Director General, TERI [Download Presentation] Amar Bhattacharya, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development Programme. Brookings Institution Pierre Jacquet, President, Global Development Network [Download Presentation]
15:15-15:30 Tea/Coffee Break
15:30-16:45 Session 7: Implementation Challenges in Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan
Chair: Rajiva Ranjan Singh, Senior Consultant, ICRIER
Panel: Raffaele Russo, Head of BEPS Project, Centre for Tax and Policy Administration, OECD [Download Presentation] Akhilesh Ranjan, Joint Secretary (Foreign Tax and Tax Research), Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India Jayesh Sanghvi, Partner & National Leader International Tax Services, EY India
16:45-17:45 Session 8: ADBI Special Session: Urbanization, Income Inequality and Health Inequity
Chair: Ali Mehdi, Senior Consultant, ICRIER
Panel: Guanghua Wan, Director of Research, ADBI [Download Presentation] Matthias Helble, Research Fellow, ADBI [Download Presentation]
17:45-18:00 Concluding Remarks & Way forward
Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER
Photo Session
19.30 Dinner at Maple, India Habitat Centre
2015-09-10
ICRIER-CSIS Track 1.5 Conference on India-US Security Relations
Conference Hall II
India International Centre (IIC) Main Building
September 10, 2015
09.00 09.15: Registration
09.15 10.00: Opening Session
Welcoming Remarks : H.K. Singh, Kathleen Hicks
Inaugural Remarks : Lalit Mansingh, Rajat Kathuria
Keynote Address : Dr. S. Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary
10.00-10.15 Coffee Break
10.15-13.30 Part I: Strengthening the Strategic Partnership
10.1511.45
Panel 1: Global and Regional Security Cooperation
[Asian power balance, Af-Pak and China-Pak challenges, Cooperative Security Framework in the Indo-Pacific (Joint Strategic Vision), Rule-based Regional Security Order (EAS)]
Chair: Lalit Mansingh
Speakers
US: Peter Lavoy (NSC), General John Campbell, Nikhil Khanna (Raytheon)
India: Shyam Saran, H.K. Singh, K.C. Singh
Comment
Amandeep S. Gill (MEA)
11.451200 Coffee Break
12.0013.30
Panel 2: Defence Cooperation and Trade
[2015 Defence Framework Agreement: Joint Operations, Joint Exercises, HA/DR, Academic Cooperation between War Colleges, UN Peacekeeping]; [Export Controls, Technology Control, DTTI, Commercial Transactions]
Chair: Kathleen Hicks
Speakers
US: Dave Shear (DOD), Ingrid Henick (Cohen Group)
India: Adm. Arun Prakash (Retd.), Brig. Arun Sahgal (Retd.)
Comment
Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal (Retd.), Vinay Kwatra (MEA)
13.3014.30 Lunch
14.3017.00 Part II: Emerging Dimensions of Security Cooperation
14.3015.45
Panel 3: Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism Cooperation
Chair: Maj. Gen. Dipankar Banerjee
Speakers
US: Dr. Rita Sue Guenther (NAS), Mark Tesone (US Embassy)
India: Rana Banerji, Vinay Kwatra (MEA)
15.4516.00 Coffee Break
16.0017.00
Panel 4: Global Commons
[Outer Space, Oceans, Atmosphere, Cyber]
Chair: Rick Rossow
Speakers
US: Rahul Madhavan (USIBC), Gen. James Cartwright (CSIS)
India: Dr. Arvind Gupta (Dy. NSA), Santosh Jha (MEA)
17.0018.00 Closing Session
17.00-17.15
Summary of take-aways/recommendations
Sanjay Pulipaka and John Henry Schaus
17.15-18.00
Interaction with Shri Ajit Doval, K.C., NSA
Vote of Thanks: H.K. Singh, Rick Rossow
18.0019.00: Free Time
18.00-19.00 Walk in Lodhi Garden (Recommended)
Concluding Dinner
19.00-20.30 Dinner (all participants) at Terrace Pergola, adjacent to Conference Hall-II, 2nd Floor, IIC
2015-08-25
Roundtable conferences on Net Neutrality
2015-08-03
FICCI - ICRIER Conference on "Strategies for Sustainable Development: Climate Action, Financial Reform", August 3, 2015
FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi
Draft Agenda Outline
Launch Venue |
Conference Room, 3rd Floor, FICCI, Federation House |
09:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. |
Registration |
10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. |
Inaugural Session 1. Opening Address: Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai, Global Commissioner of the New Climate Economy and Member of UNEP Inquiry International Advisory Council 2. Keynote Address: Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER 3. Inaugural Address: Shri Prakash Javadekar, Honble Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India (TBC) 4. Special Address: Shri Ashok Lavasa, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India (TBC) 5. Special Address: Shri Madhusudan Prasad, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India (TBC) 6. Special Address: Mr. Manish Bapna, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, World Resources Institute 7. Vote of thanks: Dr. A. Didar Singh, Secretary General, FICCI Launch of the New Climate Economys India Report titled India: Pathways to Sustaining Rapid Development in a New Climate Economy |
11:00 a.m. 11:15 a.m. |
Tea Break |
11:15 a.m. 12:45 p.m. |
Panel Discussion I Strategic Framework for Cities: Linking Economic Performance and Climate Performance India is at the cusp of a major urban transition. There is a need to identify urban policies and programs at the national, state and local levels directed towards sectors such as transportation, water, energy systems, institutions and governance that can help foster smarter and more efficient urban growth that is equitable, economically vibrant and climate-smart. This session will discuss emergent urban development pathways and the opportunities available in Indian urban policy making to support smarter livable cities in India that are also economically dynamic and climate resilient. Chair: Prof. Jagan Shah, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs Panelists: 1. Prof. A. K. Gosain, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi 2. Mr. Nitin Pandit, Managing Director, World Resources Institute, India 3. Mr. Pradeep Kapoor, General Manager, City Account Management Delhi, NCR, Siemens India (TBC) 4. Mr. Rajan Anandan, Vice President & Managing Director, Google, South East Asia & India (TBC) 5. Dr. Satish Kumar, Senior Advisor, Energy Efficiency and Sustainability, Schneider Electric India Pvt. Ltd. |
12:45 p.m. 01:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
01:30 p.m. 02:30 p.m.
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Panel Discussion II Low Carbon Strategies for India in Agriculture and Forestry India has declared its readiness to cut carbon emissions per unit of GDP by 20-25 per cent from the 2005 levels by 2020. The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) stresses the overriding importance in Indias development agenda of rapid economic growth as an essential precondition to poverty eradication and improved standards of living. This session seeks to discuss the scope for policy reforms that can strengthen the economic performance and resilience of Indian agriculture while also helping to abate its GHG emissions.
Chair: Prof. Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor of ICRIERs Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme, ICRIER (Session Chair)
Panelists:
1. Dr. H. P. Singh, Director, Jain Irrigation System Ltd. 2. Dr. Ramesh Chand, Director, National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NIAP) 3. Dr. A. K. Sikka, Deputy Director General, National Resource Management, Indian Council of Agricultural Research
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02:30 p.m. 03:45 p.m.
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Panel Discussion III Sustainable Financing Creating a sustainable financial system for India is imperative to deliver a step change in the financial systems effectiveness in mobilizing capital towards a green and inclusive economy. Drawing upon the recommendations of the FICCI-UNEP India Inquiry Interim Report on Designing a Sustainable Financial System for India as a reference point, this session seeks to further deliberate on the triggers for sustainable financing in India, the challenges that need to be addressed and opportunities for the financial sector to align itself toward the sustainability paradigm.
Chair: Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai, Member, UNEP Inquiry International Advisory Council and Chairperson, UNEP Inquiry India Advisory Council (Session Chair)
Panelists: 1. Dr. Rathin Roy, Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) (TBC) 2. Mr. Ardeshir Contractor, MD & CEO, Kiran Energy Solar Power Private Limited 3. Mr. Nick Robins, Co-Director, Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System at UNEP 4. Mr. Mark Halle, Executive Director, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Europe (TBC) 5. Mr. Girish Shrimali, Director, Climate Policy Initiative, India |
03:45 p.m. 04:00 p.m. |
Wrap Up and Tea |
2015-06-15
Conference on A Speculative Inquiry into the Future of Net Neutrality in India
June 15, 2015 (Monday), Maple Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
Programme
10:30 - 11:00 am : Registration and Tea and Coffee
11:00 11:20 am : Welcome Remarks
Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER
11:20 - 12:00 pm : Inaugural Discussion
Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Member of Parliament
Shri Baijayant Panda, Member of Parliament
12:00 - 2:00 pm : Moderated Discussion
2:00 pm onwards : Lunch
2015-05-01
10:45 11 am |
Registration&tea/ coffee |
11:00 11:05 |
Welcome remarks Dr Rajat Kathuria Director & CE, ICRIER, New Delhi
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11:05 11:15 |
Inaugural address Dr Shailendra Kumar Director(Drugs), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India
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11:15 11:25 |
Keynote address Dr Kathleen Holloway Regional Advisor-Essential Drugs and Other Medicines WHO India-South-East Asia Regional Office(SEARO)
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11:25 11:45 |
Presentation 1: Administrative Structure and Functions of Drug Regulatory Authorities in India Dr Nupur Chowdhury External Consultant,ICRIER |
11:45 12:45 |
Discussion 1 Moderator:Dr Madhur Gupta, Technical Officer (Pharmaceuticals), WHO India Country Office* |
12:45 1:40 |
Lunch |
1:40 02:00 |
Presentation 2: Drug Quality and Safetyin India Mr. Maulik Chokshi External Consultant, ICRIER |
2:00 03:00 |
Discussion 2 Moderator: Dr Aditya Bhattacharjea, Professor and Head of Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics |
3:00 pm |
Vote of thanks Mr. Ali Mehdi Project Leader, Health Policy Initiative , ICRIER |
2015-04-24
10:45 11 am Registration&tea/ coffee*
11:00 11:05 Welcome remarks Dr Rajat Kathuria Director & CE, ICRIER, New Delhi
11:05 11:20 Inaugural address
11:20 11:30 Keynote address
11:30 11:45 Challenges in primary prevention of chronic diseases
11:45 12:00 Chronic disease surveillance and statistics
12:00 1:00 DISCUSSION: How do we develop a primary health care system which can effectively deal with chronic conditions?
1:00 2:00 Lunch
2:00 03:00 DISCUSSION: What sort of questions should we ask various stakeholdersduring national and international field research?
3:00 pm Vote of thanks Mr Ali Mehdi
2015-04-10
Workshop on Low Carbon Pathways for Growth in India
April 10, 2015, Magnolia hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003
PROGRAMME
09:45-10:00 a.m. |
Registration |
10:00-10:05 a.m. |
Introduction and Welcome Remarks
Dr. Saon Ray, Senior Fellow, ICRIER |
10:05-10:45 a.m. |
Overview session
Presentations
Indias Energy Demand and Supply Overview by Dr. Kaushik Deb, Economist, British Petroleum Group Economics Team, India
Overview of Low Carbon Pathways of States by Dr. Indro Roy, Fellow, ICRIER
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10:45-11:00 a.m. |
Q &A |
10:45-11:00 a.m. |
Tea Break |
11:00-11:45 a.m. |
Low Carbon Pathways
Presentations
Cost Of Inaction On Mitigating Climate Change: A preliminary analysis for India for initiating a wider discussionby Dr. Vaibhav Chaturvedi, Research Fellow, Council on Energy, Environment and Water
India's Low Carbon Strategy: Options for mitigations by Mr. Himanshu Gupta, India Energy Security Scenarios-2047, NITI Aayog
Assessment of Climate Models by Dr. Saon Ray, Senior Fellow, ICRIER |
11:45 -12:00 noon |
Q & A |
12:00-12:45 p.m. |
Sectoral session
Presentations
Low carbon pathways - opportunities in the urban transport sector by Zeba Aziz, Research Associate, ICRIER
Low carbon strategies for the urban residential and commercial buildings sector by Amrita Goldar, Fellow, ICRIER
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12:45-1:00 p.m. |
Q & A |
01:00-02:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
02:00-02:45 p.m. |
Sectoral session contd.
Presentations
Air quality by Dr. Nandini Kumar, Independent researcher
Low carbon strategies for Industries by Dr. Saon Ray, Senior Fellow, ICRIER
Water, Ecosystem services and Food Security: Avoiding the costs of ignoring the linkage by Dr. Nilanjan Ghosh, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation |
2: 45 3:00 p.m. |
Q & A |
3.00 -3.15 p.m. |
Summing up and vote of thanks |
2015-04-09
Conference on Harnessing Indian Agriculture to Global Value Chains: Prospects and Challenges
April 9, 2015 (Thursday), India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
Programme
9:30 - 10:00 am |
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Registration and Tea and Coffee |
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Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER |
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10:10 - 10:20 am |
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Release of the Report and Inaugural Address |
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Honorable Union Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Department of Agriculture, Government of India (TBC) |
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10:20 10:40 am |
About the Report |
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Parthapratim Pal, Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta |
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10:40 11:00 am |
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Keynote Address |
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Shri Sajeev Chopra, Mission Director, National Horticulture Mission, Government of India |
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11:00 - 11:15 am |
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Special Address |
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Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, ICRIER |
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11:15 - 11:25 am |
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Open Discussion and Q&A |
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11:25 11:30 am |
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Vote of Thanks (Academic Foundation) |
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11:30-11:45 am |
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Tea and Coffee |
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11:45-12:45 pm |
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Panel Discussion on Value Chain Approach to Sustainable Agriculture |
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Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, ICRIER |
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Saubhik Deb, Independent Economist |
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Pravesh Sharma, Managing Director, Small Farmers' Agri-business Consortium |
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Ajay Vir Jakhar, Chairman of Bharat Krishak Samaj |
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Meetu Kapur, Executive Director, Food & Agriculture, Centre of Excellence (FACE), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) |
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12:45 - 1:15 pm |
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Open Discussion and Q&A |
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1:15 pm onwards |
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Lunch |
2015-03-25
![]() ICRIER's Programon Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination on Urbanisation in India (Supported by: Capacity Building for Urban Development Unit, Ministry of Urban Development) National Workshop on Governance, Administrative Reforms and Capacity Building March 25, 2015 In partnership with Ministry of Urban Development Venue: Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre |
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2015-03-16
Workshop on Enhancing India's participation in Global Value Chains
16-17 March 2015
Place: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2015-02-23
![]() ICRIER's Program on Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination on Urbanisation in India (Supported by: Global Green Growth Institute, India National Workshop on Urban Water System in India: A Way Forward February 23, 2015 In partnership with Global Green Growth Institute, India Venue: Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre |
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2015-02-09
5th ICRIER-PRI Workshop
Enhancing Japanese FDI in India
February 9, 2015
Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
Programme
9:00 am Registration
9:30 am
Welcome Remarks by Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
Opening Remarks by Daikichi Momma, President, PRI
9.45 am Session 1: Macro-economic Trends and Policies in India and Japan
Chair: Ashok Gulati, Chair Professor, ICRIER
Speakers:
Daikichi Momma, President, PRI
Subir Gokarn, Director of Research, Brookings India
Kanjiro Onishi , Deputy Director, PRI
Abheek Barua, Chief Economist HDFC Bank
Akio Isomata, Minister (Economic & Development)Embassy of Japan, India
11.00 am Special Address by N. K. Singh, Former Rajya Sabha Member and Member ICRIER Board of Governors
11:30 am Coffee Break
11.45 am Session 2: Enhancing Japanese FDI in India: Focusing on Financial Sector
Chair: Ashok Jha, Former Finance Secretary and Member ICRIER Board of Governors
Speakers:
Anup Wadhawan, Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance
Daikichi Momma, President, PRI
Tsuyoshi Yamane, General Manager of India Dept. Whole time Director of Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Co., Ltd
Manoj Kaushik, Head of Corporate Banking and Structured Finance, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
Corporation
Taiju Hisai, Executive Officer and Regional Executive for India, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
UFJ
Takuma Hisanaga, First secretary, Embassy of Japan in India
1.15 pm Closing Remarks:
Daikichi Momma, President, PRI
Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
1:30 pm Lunch
2015-02-02
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2015-01-16
Policy Workshop on Fertilizer Subsidy and Credit Subsidy
Date: January 16, 2015 (Friday)
Timing: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Venue: Maple Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi.
2015-01-13
Speech by Sir David King, UK Foreign Secretary's Special Representative on Climate Change, on Accelerating the transition to a Low Carbon Economy
PROGRAMME
09.30-10.00 a.m. Registration
10.00-10.05 a.m. Introduction and Welcome Remarks: Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
10.05-10.30 a.m. Keynote speaker: Sir David King, Foreign Secretary's Special Representative for Climate Change, UK
Chief Guest Address: Shri Prakash Javadekar*, Minister of Environment and Forests, India
10.30-10.45 a.m. Q &A
10.45-11.00 a.m. Tea Break
11.00-11.45 a.m. Technical session
Presentations
Cost Of Inaction On Mitigating Climate Change: A preliminary analysis for India for initiating a wider discussion by Dr. Vaibhav Chaturvedi, Research Fellow, Council on Energy, Environment and Water
Mr. Himanshu Gupta, Project Leader, India Energy Planning Tool 2052 at Planning Commission of India
11.45-12.00 noon Q & A
12.00-12.45 p.m.
Discussants
Dr. Partha Sen*, Former Professor, Delhi School of Economics
Dr. Radhika Khosla, Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi
Dr. Shreekant Gupta*, Associate Professor, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi and Adjunct Associate Professor at the LKY School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (NUS)
12.45-12.55 p.m. Q & A
12.55-01.00 p.m. Vote of thanks
01.00-02.00 p.m. Lunch
2014-12-01
International Conference onJOBS FOR DEVELOPMENT: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS1-2 December 2014, Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi1st December 2014 (Monday) |
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10:00 hours | Registration |
INAUGURAL SESSION |
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10:30 | Welcome Address Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER, New Delhi |
10:45 |
Welcome remarks by Chairperson
Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER |
11:00 |
Opening Remarks Dr Martin Rama, Chief Economist, The World Bank, New Delhi |
11:15 |
Employment and Entrepreneurship for Development
Mr Manish Sabharwal , Co-Founder and Chairman, Team Lease Services, Bangalore
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11:45 |
Thematic address
Smt Gauri Kumar, Secretary, Union Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India |
12:00 | Inaugural address Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy (TBC) , Honble Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India |
12:30 |
Q&A / media interaction |
13:00 |
Lunch |
SESSION 1: YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT |
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14:00[] |
Chair: Mr Mark Keese, Head, Employment, Analysis and Policy Division, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD, Paris
Presenters: Prof Dr Gnther Schmid, Director, Labour Market Policy and Employment, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fr Sozialforschung (WZB), Berlin
Dr Niall OHiggins, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Salerno, Italy
Prof Arup Mitra and Dr Sher Verick, Professor of Economics, Institute for Economic Growth (IEG), New Delhi; and Senior Employment Specialist, ILO Decent Work Team for South Asia, New Delhi
Discussant: Prof Alakh Narayan Sharma, Director, Institute for Human Development (IHD), New Delhi
Q&A
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SESSION 2: GREEN JOBS AND SKILLS |
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15:45 |
Tea Break |
16:00 |
Chair: Mr Dilip Chenoy (TBC), Managing Director & CEO, National Skills Development Corporation, New Delhi Presenters: Dr Alex Bowen, Principal Research Fellow, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics (LSE) Dr Vinod Kumar Sharma, Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai Dr Ritu Mathur, Senior Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi Discussant: Mr Pramod Bhasin, Chairman, The Skills Academy; Founder, Genpact Q&A
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17:45 |
High Tea |
SPECIAL ADDRESS: JOB CREATION IN INDIA INTERNATIONAL LESSONS |
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18:00 | Welcome remarks Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER, New Delhi |
18:15 | Special address Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, New Delhi |
19:00 | Q & A |
19:30 | Dinner |
2nd December 2014 (Tuesday) |
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SESSION 3: LABOUR MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT |
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09:30 |
Chair: Mr. Peter Bonin, Team Leader, Migration and Development, GIZ, Bonn Documentary (5 mins) India to Germany and Back: Reflections on Skilled Labour Migration Ms Pragya Taneja, Advisor, Migration for Development Programme, Competence in Motion Unit, GIZ, New Delhi Presenters: Dr Dilip Ratha (via Skype), Manager, Migration and Remittances Unit; CEO, Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration & Development (KNOMAD), Development Prospects Group, The World Bank, Washington DC Dr Bilesha Weeraratne, Research Economist, Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Colombo Prof Binod Khadria (Via Skype), Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi Discussant: Dr S Irudaya Rajan, Professor, Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram |
11:15 | Tea Break |
SESSION 4: JOB DISCRIMINATION |
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11:30 | Chair: Prof Zoya Hasan, Former Professor and Dean, School of Social Sciences, JNU, New Delhi Presenters: Prof Barbara Harriss-White, Senior Research Fellow, Area Studies; Emeritus Professor of Development Studies, University of Oxford Dr Piotr Lewandowski, Founder and President of the Board, Institute for Structural Research (IBS), Warsaw Mr Benjamin Stanwix and Ms Karmen Naidoo, Senior Researcher, Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town and Researcher, Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town Discussant: Dr Arup Maharatna, Former Professor, Gokhale Instiute of Politics and Economics, Pune |
13:15 | Lunch |
SESSION 5: SOCIAL PROTECTION AND LABOUR WELFARE |
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14:30 |
Chair: Dr Martin Rama, Chief Economist, The World Bank, New Delhi Presenters: Dr Albert Park, Director, Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS); Professor of Economics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong Dr David A Robalino, Lead Economist, Social Protection and Labor, The World Bank, Washington DC Prof Dev Nathan, Professor, Institute for Human Development (IHD), New Delhi; Visiting Research Fellow, Duke University, Durham Discussant: Mr Helmut Hauschild, Director, Indo-German Social Security Programme, GIZ, New Delhi |
16:15 | Tea Break |
PANEL DISCUSSION: LABOUR PRACTICES IN SOUTH ASIA |
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16:30 |
Chair: Dr Duncan Campbell, Director of Research, ILO, Geneva Panelists: BhutanDasho Pema Wangda, Honble Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, Royal Government of Bhutan, Thimphu
NepalDr Bandita Sijapati, Research Director, Centre for the Study of Labour and Mobility, Kathmandu
AfghanistanDr Chona Echavez, Deputy Director, Research, Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), Kabul Sri LankaDr Nisha Arunatilake, Research Fellow, IPS, Colombo
IndiaDr Deb Kusum Das, Reader, Department of Economics, University of Delhi; Consultant, ICRIER
DiscussantDr Edgard Rodriguez, Senior Program Specialist (Supporting Inclusive Growth), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa |
19:00 | Vote of thanks
Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER |
19:05 | Dinner |
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2014-09-22
Agenda for Reforms: An ICRIER Conference
Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
September 22, 2014 (Monday)
There is underlying need for reform to propel inclusive, sustainable and faster growth in India. Consensus is that this cannot be delayed further. Based on extensive research ICRIER has developed a reform agenda for faster and inclusive growth. The day-long Conference is being held with a view to encourage serious public discourse in crucial areas that need reform including urban challenges, agriculture, telecommunication, manufacturing, economic corridors, regional integration and foreign policy.
Programme
09:00 AM 09:30 AM: Registration
09:30 AM 09:45 AM: Opening Remarks by Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chair, Board of Governors, ICRIER, New Delhi
09:45 AM 10:45 AM: Session 1: Macroeconomic Reforms
Chair: Dr. Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor, ICRIER, New Delhi
Presentations:
Commentator:
Mr. Thomas Richardson, Senior Resident Representative for India and Nepal, International Monetary Fund, New Delhi
Q & A
10:45 AM 11:00 PM: Tea/Coffee
11:00 AM 01:00 PM: Session 2: Sectoral Reforms I
Chair: N K Singh
Presentations:
Commentators:
Q & A
01:00 PM 02:00 PM: Lunch
02:00 PM 02:45 PM: Session 2: Building Strategic Capacity
Chair: Mr. Ajay Shankar, Member Secretary of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council
Presentation:
Commentators:
Q & A
02:45 PM 04:00PM: Session 3: Trade and Regional Cooperation
Chair: Mr. Arvind Mehta, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Government of India
Presentation by:
Commentator:
Q & A
04:00 PM 04:10 PM: Vote of thanks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER, New Delhi
2014-08-20
Programme
International Conference
Governance & Development: Views from G20 Countries
20-22 August 2014, New Delhi
20 AUGUST, 2014 (WEDNESDAY), JACARANDA, INDIA HABITAT CENTRE | |
19:30 | Inaugural Lecture: Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Former G20 Sherpa of India |
20:00 | Welcome Dinner |
21 AUGUST, 2014 (THURSDAY), JACARANDA, INDIA HABITAT CENTRE | |
9:30-10:00 | Registration |
10:00-11:00 | Inaugural Session Keynote Address: Arvind Mayaram, Secretary, Ministry of Finance |
11:00-11:15 | Tea/Coffee Break |
11:15-12:45 | Session 1: How will Quantitative Easing unravel? Chair: Rathin Roy, Director, NIPFP Panel: 1. Subir Gokarn, Director, Brookings India 2.Alok Sheel, Secretary, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council 3. Heribert Dieter, Senior Research Associate, The German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin
Q&A |
12:45-14:00 | Lunch |
14:00-15:45 | Session 2: Danger Posed by Shadow Banking Systems to the Global Financial System Chair: Barry Sterland, Australia's G20 Finance Deputy Panel: 1. R Gandhi, Deputy Governor, RBI 2. Tokuo Iwaisako, Senior Research Fellow, Policy Research Institute, Japan; Professor, Hitotsubashi University, Japan 3. Abheek Barua, Chief Economist, HDFC [Download Paper] [Download Presentation]
Q&A |
15:45-16:00 | Tea/Coffee Break |
16:00-17:30 | Session 3: G20 and International Tax Reform Chair: Jaimini Bhagwati, RBI Chair Professor Panel: 1. Barry Sterland, Australia's G20 Finance Deputy 2. Satya Poddar, Tax Partner, Ernst & Young 3. Ashima Goyal, Professor, IGIDR 4. Arbind Modi, Joint Secretary (Tax Policy & Legislation), Ministry of Finance*
Q&A |
19:30 | Dinner Reception, Magnolia, India Habitat Centre |
22 AUGUST, 2014 (FRIDAY), GULMOHAR, INDIA HABITAT CENTRE | |
9:00-10:30 | Session 4: Imperatives of Raising Manufacturing Growth and Employment in Low-income Countries Chair: Anwarul Hoda, Professor, ICRIER Panel: 1. Ajay Shankar, Member Secretary, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council 2. Maurizio Cellini, Head of Economic and Trade Section, EU Delegation to India 3. Prema-chandra Athukorala, Professor of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University [Download Paper] [Download Presentation] 4. Nagesh Kumar, Head, UN-ESCAP South and South-West Asia Office
Q&A |
10:30-10:45 | Tea/Coffee Break |
10:45-12:30 | Session 5: Implications of Innovation in Alternative Energy Sources Chair: Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER Panel: 1. Ramprasad Sengupta, Distinguished Fellow, IDF [Download Paper] [Download Presentation] 2. Nitin Pandit, Managing Director, WRI India
Q&A |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
14:00-15:30 | Session 6: Reforming the International Organisations (IOs): Potential Conflicts and Way Forward Chair: Pierre Jacquet, President, Global Development Network Panel Discussion: 1. Thomas Richardson, Senior Resident Representative, IMF 2. Arvind Virmani, India's Representative to IMF 3. Denis Medvedev, Senior Country Economist, World Bank 4. Heribert Dieter, Senior Research Associate, The German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin 5. Cesar Augusto Vermiglio Bonamigo, Charg dAffaires, Embassy of Brazil
Q&A |
15:30-15:40 | Closing Address: Lise Grande, UNDP Resident Representative |
Vote of Thanks: Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER Photo Session |
2014-08-01
Scoping Workshop
A FRAMEWORK FOR ADDRESSING CHRONIC DISEASES IN INDIA
31 July - 1 August 2014, India Habitat Centre (Maple), New Delhi
31 JULY 2014 (THURSDAY) INAUGURAL SESSION | |
5:30 pm | Registration & High Tea |
6:00 pm | Welcome remarks Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER, New Delhi |
6:10 pm | Chronic diseases and equitable health systems Dr Anindya Chatterjee, Regional Director (Asia), IDRC, New Delhi |
6:25 pm | Chronic diseases and the National Health Mission (NHM) Mr Harsh Mander, Director, Centre for Equity Studies, New Delhi |
6:40 pm | Chronic diseases and the role of not-for-profit PPPs Dr H Sudarshan, Secretary, Karuna Trust, Bangalore |
6:55 pm | Chronic diseases and universal health coverage Dr Devi Prasad Shetty, Chairman, Narayana Health, Bangalore |
7:10 pm | Q&A |
7:30 pm | Healthy dinner |
AUGUST 1, 2014 (FRIDAY) DISCUSSION SESSIONS | |
9:00 am | Registration & Tea |
9:30 am | Presentation of background paper Ms Saleema Razvi, Consultant, ICRIER |
10:00 am | Session 1 - Communicable and non-communicable diseases: The role of primary and preventive healthcare |
11:30 am | Tea break |
12:00 pm | Session 2 - Healthcare financing: People-Public-Private1 Partnerships (PPPPs) in insurance, infrastructure and delivery |
1:30 pm | Lunch |
2:30 pm | Session 3 - Integrating chronic care in government health programs |
4:00 pm | Vote of thanks Mr Ali Mehdi, Project Leader, Health Policy Initiative, ICRIER |
2014-07-25
Speech by
UK Cabinet Minister Rt. Hon. Edward Davey
MP Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on
Balancing Growth and Climate Change"
Workshop on
Low Carbon Pathways for Growth in India
July 25, 2014
Programme | |
09.30-10.00 a.m. | Registration |
10:00-10:05 a.m. | Introduction and Welcome Remarks Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER |
10:05-10:30 a.m. | Keynote speaker Rt. Hon. Edward Davey, MP Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, United Kingdom Energy Security Pathways Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission |
10.30-10.50 a.m. | Panel Discussion moderated by Mr. Anil Padmanabhan, Deputy Managing Editor, Mint India How will business respond to the challenge? Mrs. Naina Lal Kidwai, Chairman India, Director HSBC Asia Pacific Mr. Vipul Tuli, McKinsey & Company |
10.50-11.00 a.m. | Q & A |
11.00-11.30 a.m. | Tea Break |
11:30-12:30 p.m. | Technical session Dr. Navroz Dubash*, Senior Fellow, CPR Mr. Himanshu Gupta, Project Leader, India Energy Planning Tool 2052 at Planning Commission of India |
12.30-12.45 p.m. | Q & A |
12.45-12.50 p.m. | Vote of thanks |
12.50-02.00 p.m. | Lunch |
2014-06-12
Greening India's GrowthDate: June 12, 2014 |
Programme | |
9:30 - 10:00 am | Registration and Coffee |
10:00 - 10:30 am | Inaugural Session Welcome Address: Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER Inaugural Address: Dr. Muthukumara Mani, Senior Environmental Economist, Environment Department, World Bank [Download Presentation] |
10:30 - 11:30 am | Keynote Address: Shri Jairam Ramesh |
11:30 - 12:00 am | Coffee Break |
12:00 - 1:30 am | Session 1: Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability. Are there tradeoffs? Dealing with Air Pollution Issues Moderator: Dr. Prashant Gargava, Senior Environmental Engineer & Incharge IT Division, Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi Panelists: Dr. Anant Sudarshan, Giorgio Ruffolo Post-doctoral Fellow in the Sustainability Science Program, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government Ms. Anumita Roy Chowdhury, Executive Director, Research and Advocacy, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi [Download Presentation] Mr. Sumit Sharma, Fellow & Area Convener, Centre for Environment Studies, The Energy and Resource Institute, New Delhi [Download Presentation] |
1:30 - 2:30 pm | Lunch |
2:30 - 3:30 pm | Session 2: Pathways to a Low Carbon Economy Moderator: Prof. Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor of Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme, ICRIER, New Delhi Panelists: Dr. Atul Kumar, Fellow & Area Convenor, Modeling and Scenario Building, The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi [Download Presentation] Dr. Purnamita Dasgupta, Ford Foundation Chair in Environmental and Resource Economics & Acting Head, Environment Economics Unit, The Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi [Download Presentation] |
3:30 - 3:45 pm | Coffee Break |
3:45 - 4:45 pm | Session 3: Accounting for resources, human capital and health Moderator: Dr. Muthukumara Mani, Senior Environmental Economist, Environment Department, World Bank Panelists: Dr. Saudamini Das, Associate Professor, Institute of Economic Growth (on lien from SSN College, University of Delhi) [Download Presentation] Mr. Souvik Bhattacharjya, Fellow, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency, The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi [Download Presentation] |
4:45 - 5:45 pm | Session 4: Is Green Growth Desirable, Necessary, and Affordable? Moderator: Dr. Pronab Sen, Country Director, Ideas for Growth India-Central Panelists: Mr. Siddharthan Balasubramania, Country Head, Global Green Growth Institute, India Dr. Joyashree Roy, Professor and Head of the Department of Economics, Coordinator, Global change programme, SYLFF Project Director, Jadavpur University, India [Download Presentation] Ms. Shailly Kedia, Fellow and Area Convenor, Green Growth Strategies Area, The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi [Download Presentation] |
5:45 - 6:00 pm | Closing remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER, New Delhi |
2014-04-23
ICRIER's Programon Capacity Building and Knowledge Disseminationon Urbanisation in India
Conference
on
Financing Metropolitan Governments in Developing Countries
Date: April 23, 2014
Venue: Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
In Partnership with Capacity Building for Urban Development, Ministry of Urban Development
Programme | |
09:00 - 09:30 am | Registration and Tea |
09:30 - 11:15 am | Session I: An Overview Chair: Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia |
09:30 - 09:50 am | Principal Speaker/Author: Dr. Johannes Linn Nonresident Senior Fellow,Brookings Institute Discussion on Implications for India |
09:50 - 10:00 am | Mr. Anil Baijal Chairman, National Institute of Urban Affairs |
10:00 - 10:10 am | Mr. V. Ravichandar Chairman, Feedback Business Consulting |
10:10 - 10:40 am | Discussion |
10:40 - 10:50 am | Comments by Chair |
10:50 - 11:15 am | The Book, Cities and Public Policy: An Urban Agenda for India by Dr. P. K. Mohanty, Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, will be released by Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Dr. Roy Bahl and Dr. Johannes Linn |
11:15 - 11:30 am | Tea Break |
11:30 - 01:00 pm | Session II: Metropolitan Public Finances Chair: Dr. P. K. Mohanty |
11:30 - 11:50 am | Principal Speaker/Author: Dr. Abhay Pethe Professor of Economics, Mumbai University Discussion on Implications for India |
11:50 - 12:00 pm | Mr. U. P. S. Madan Commissioner, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority |
12:00 - 12:10 pm | Dr. Rathin Roy Director, National Institute for Public Finance and Policy |
12:10 - 12:20 pm | Mr. Anand Sahasranaman Board Member, IFMR Foundation |
12:20 - 12:50 pm | Discussion |
12:50 - 01:00 pm | Comments by Chair |
01:00 - 02:00 pm | Lunch |
02:00 - 03:30 pm | Session III: Empowering Decentralisation Chair: Dr. Rajat Kathuria |
02:00 - 02:20 pm | Principal Speaker/Author: Dr. Roy Bahl Regents Professor of Economics, Georgia State University Discussion on Implications for India |
02:20 - 02:30 pm | Mr. Sitaram Kunte Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai |
02:30 - 02:40 pm | Mr. U. A. Vasanth Rao GM Finance, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation, Bangalore |
02:40 - 02:50 pm | Dr. Satya Poddar Senior Tax Partner, Ernst & Young |
02:50 - 03:20 pm | Discussion |
03:20 - 03:30 pm | Comments by Chair |
03:30 - 03:45 pm | Tea |
03:45 - 05:15 pm | Session IV: Financing of Public Infrastructure Chair: Prof. Chetan Vaidya |
03:45 - 04:05 pm | Principal Speaker/Author: Dr. Johannes Linn Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute Discussion on Implications for India |
04:05 - 04:15 pm | Mr. Barjor Mehta Lead Urban Specialist, World Bank |
04:15 - 04:25 pm | Dr. Rajiv Lall Executive Chairman, IDFC |
04:25 - 04:35 pm | Mr. Sanjay Sridhar Strategy Head (Urban Development and Accessibility) EMBARQ India |
04:35 - 05:05 pm | Discussion |
05:05 - 05:15 pm | Comments by Chair & Vote of Thanks |
2014-04-14
Workshop
on
New Climate Economy: The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate
Venue: Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
Programme | |
Day 1: April 14, 2014 (Monday) | |
09:45 - 10:00 am | Registration |
10:00 - 11:00 am | Inaugural Session The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate is a major new international initiative to analyse and communicate the economic benefits and costs of acting on climate change. The New Climate Economy, the flagship project of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, aims to produce better and more comprehensive evidence on whether and how climate policy can be made compatible with strong economic performance. Engaging directly with decision makers in both public and private sectors in a variety of countries, it will seek to synthesize existing knowledge with original research and analysis. The project was launched in September 2013 and will report in September 2014. It aims to make recommendations to the world's governments, business and finance leaders, and to the wider global public, on the actions and policies which can simultaneously deliver better economic growth and address climate risks. Welcome Remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER, New Delhi Keynote Address by Lord Nicholas Stern, President of the British Academy, Chair of the Asia Academy in the London School of Economics (LSE), Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate and the Environment, LSE, Head of the India Observatory, LSE |
11:00 - 11:30 am | Tea/Coffee |
11:30 - 1:00 pm | Session 1: Macro Models for Climate Change Transition to a low carbon economy is seen as a challenge for India, as it seeks to balance its developmental needs with concerns for climate change. In this context, it is of primary concern for policy makers to understand the options available to move to a low carbon growth path, and what these imply in terms of macroeconomic welfare indicators for the economy. Available macro models seek to map the alternative options for a low carbon trajectory and their corresponding costs for the economy. This study proposes to conduct an analytical synthesis of the major trends and findings for India from climate macro models, based on the currently available literature. The strengths and weaknesses of the models in terms of the data and assumptions underlying model projections; the overlaps in the multiple objectives for sustainable development that the models address; the risks and trade-offs among model scenarios based on varying levels of carbon emissions, will be considered while understanding the projections on macro parameters such as GDP growth and, the implied costs of lowering carbon emissions or in meeting targets for carbon intensity. Chair: Prof. B. N. Goldar, Professor, The Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi Presentation by:
Q & A (10 minutes) |
1:00 - 2:00 pm | Lunch |
2:00 - 3:30 pm | Session 2: Critical Evaluation of 12th Plan from Climatic point of view 'Faster, More Inclusive, Sustainable Growth': this is the title of the draft Approach Paper for the 12th Five Year Plan, prepared by India's Planning Commission. The 11th Plan was about "inclusive growth"; now, sustainability has been added. The Approach Paper contains a number of progressive recommendations regarding environment, natural resources and related livelihoods issues, indeed more than previous Plan papers, but it suffers from several of the fundamental shortcomings that its predecessors have. Some of them are having a concrete target of creating a set of indicators to measure whether we are getting towards the sustainability and equity goals we have committed to domestically or internationally, including citizens' right to participate in decision-making, integrate green budgeting and accounting, water and food security. The plans also need to set out an overall target of renewable energy and a long-term direction that replaces most of all fossil fuels, as also a stress on decentralized sources that can efficiently meet rural energy needs and be managed by local communities. This study will critically evaluate India's 12th five year plan from a climate perspective. Chair: Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, New Delhi Presentation by:
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3:30 - 4:00 pm | Tea/Coffee |
4:00 - 5:30 pm | Session 3: Energy Demand Management: Green Growth Strategies for India Effective delivery of energy inputs necessary to drive economic growth while simultaneously reducing carbon intensity of the energy mix is the central challenge to actualizing a low carbon growth trajectory in India. While shifts in energy supply away from carbon intensive fossil fuel generation will be an essential part of long run climate policy, in the short and medium term, demand side management is likely to play a critical role. This study will focus on producing a strategy document on energy demand management with the aim of identifying high potential policy interventions in the three focus areas discussed here. In addition it will attempt to quantify the benefits of demand management in these sectors using a combination of empirical evidence from initiatives tried in the past at the state and national level and outputs from a detailed energy systems model for India. Chair: Prof. Ramprasad Sengupta, Distinguished Fellow, India Development Foundation (IDF), Gurgaon & Honorary Visiting Professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), New Delhi (Formerly Professor of Economics holding the Sukhamoy Chakravarty Chair Professor of Planning and Development at the JNU, New Delhi Presentation by:
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Day 2: April 15, 2014 (Tuesday) | |
9:30 - 11:00 am | Session 4: Low Carbon Strategies for India in Agriculture and Forestry In the climate change debate, while rejecting legally binding commitments India has declared its readiness to cut carbon emissions per unit of GDP by 20-25 per cent from the 2005 levels by 2020. The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) stresses the overriding importance in India's development agenda of rapid economic growth as an essential precondition to poverty eradication and improved standards of living'. In the light of this, the approach adopted is that instead of designing strategies exclusively to respond to climate change, strategies would be identified and prioritised that promote development goals while also serving specific climate change objectives. Policy makers are looking for measures that promote development while at the same time yielding co-benefits related to the climate change objectives of adaptation and mitigation. This study proposes to review, consolidate and evaluate all the action programmes and ideas pertaining to mitigation in the context of climate change in agriculture and forestry in India and present a brief report of about 8,000 words. Chair: Prof. Ashok Gulati, Chair Professor Agriculture, ICRIER, New Delhi Presentation by:
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11:00 - 11:30 pm | Tea/Coffee |
11:30 - 01:00 pm | Session 5: Strategic Framework for Cities - Linking Economic Performance and Climate Performance India is at the cusp of a major urban transition. 75 percent of India's GDP is expected to come from cities over the upcoming 12th to 15th Plan periods. By 2030, 70 percent of all net new jobs are expected to come from cities. India's national competitiveness depends on the competitiveness of its cities and the sustainability of its urban process. This study will review the international and Indian literature to summarize the strategic link between the economic performance of cities and their climate performance/outcomes. The assessment would include public, private and institutional action at multiple scales. This study will provide a review of the Indian case summarizing the drivers of spatial dynamics in India's fastest growing million plus cities: particularly in sectors such as spatial structure, industrial clustering and organization, transportation, water, institutions and governance and urban energy systems. It would identify urban policies and programs at the national, state and local levels directed towards any or all of the above sectoral categories, and document budget allocations, investments made, intended benefits, and where possible assessments of realization of any explicit or implicit benefits via alternative/green growth models or losses averted. Chair: Dr. Om Prakash Mathur, IDFC Chair in Urban Economics and Finance at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), New Delhi Presentation by:
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01:00 - 1:40 pm | Overview of the NCE's Work and vote of thanks by Mr. Ian de Cruz, Research Director, Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, The New Climate Economy and Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER, New Delhi [Download Presentation] |
Lunch |
2014-04-04
Workshop | : | Using World Input-Output Database (WIOD) and Trade in Value-Added (TiVA) Databases using TradeSift Software |
Place | : | New Delhi |
2014-04-03
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April 3, 2014: Key Issues | |
09.30 am | Session 1: About the project Dr. Saon Ray (ICRIER) & Dr. Michael Gasiorek (InterAnalysis Ltd. and University of Sussex) |
09.45 am | Session 2: Introduction to trade in Value added: What it is, how does this data differ from traditional trade data; what sort of data is available. Dr. Michael Gasiorek |
10.30 am | Tea break |
11.00 am | Session 3: ICRIER's work on value chains and the results of pilot sectoral studies Dr. Saon Ray and Team |
12.00 noon | Session 4: Barriers to GVC activity: results from recent research Dr. Javier Lopez Gonzalez (Development Division, OECD Secretariat) By Video Link |
13.00 pm | Lunch break |
14.00 pm | Session 5: Presentation of key results from the World Input Output Database on India's engagement in value chains Dr. Michael Gasiorek |
15.00 pm | Tea break |
15.30 pm | Session 6: Panel Discussion Saon Ray, Michael Gasiorek, Pranav Kumar (CII), Abhijit Das (WTO Centre, IIFT) and Dev Nathan (IHD and Duke University) |
16.30 pm | Close |
Using WIOD and TiVA Databases using TradeSift Software
Date: April 4, 2014
Venue: ICRIER Conference Room, Core-6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110 003
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09.00 am | Session 1: Concepts and terminology Dr. Michael Gasiorek (InterAnalysis Ltd. and University of Sussex) |
10.00 am | Session 2: Using TiVA data Dr. Michael Gasiorek (InterAnalysis Ltd. and University of Sussex) |
11.00 am | Tea break |
11.30 am | Session 3: Technical session on doing calculations using the WIOD data Mr. Maximiliano Medez Parra, ITEAS Ltd. and CARIS, University of Sussex (by video link) |
12.30 pm | Lunch break |
13.30 pm | Session 4: Using data in Trade Sift Mr. Maximiliano Medez Parra, ITEAS Ltd. and CARIS, University of Sussex (by video link) |
14.30 pm | Session 5: Exercises/projects (tea ad lib) |
17.00 pm | Close |
2014-03-31
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10:00 am | Registration, tea & coffee |
10:15 am | Welcome remarks by Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER |
10:25 am | Inaugural address by Mr Arun Maira, Member, Planning Commission |
10:45 am | Background paper presentation |
11:00 am | Discussion 1 - Drug safety (Moderator: Dr Sakthivel Selvaraj, Senior Public Health Specialist, PHFI) |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm | Discussion 2 - Good manufacturing practices and surveillance (Moderator: Dr B R Jagashetty, Former Drug Controller, Govt. of Karnataka) |
3:00 pm | Tea & coffee break |
3:15 pm | Discussion 3 - Clinical trials and new drug approvals (Moderator: Dr. Shubhashis Gangopadhyay, Research Director, IDF) |
4:45 pm | Tea & coffee break |
5:00 pm | Discussion 4 - Other relevant issues (Moderator: Mr. Sudhanshu Pandey, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India) |
6:30 pm | Vote of thanks by Dr Rajat Kathuria |
2014-03-07
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09:30 am - 10:00 am | Registration and Tea/ Coffee |
10:00 am - 11:00 am | Inaugural Session |
11:00 am - 11:30 am | Tea/ Coffee break |
11:30 am - 01:00 pm | Session 1: Spectrum Trading, Auctions and Scarcity |
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm | Lunch |
02:00 pm - 03:30 pm | Session 2: Regulatory and Institutional Framework |
03:30 pm - 04:00 pm | Tea/Coffee Break |
04:00 pm - 05:45 pm | Session 3: Innovation, Service Delivery and Impacts |
06:00 pm - 07:00 pm | Concluding Session: The Way Forward An Entrepreneur's Vision for the Future: Ajit Balakrishnan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rediff.com [Download Presentation] Valedictory Address: Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission Vote of Thanks: Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER |
2014-01-22
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Day 1: January 21, 2014 (Tuesday) | |
9:45- 10:00 am | Registration |
10:00- 11:00 am | Inaugural Session Welcome Remarks by Rajat Kathuria (Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER, New Delhi) Keynote Address by G. K. Chadha (President, South Asian University and former Vice-chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) Release of Report on the 1st Trade Perception Survey and Special Address by Chief Guest Rajeev Kher (Special Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India) |
11:00- 11:30 am | Tea/Coffee |
11:30- 1:00 pm | Session 1: Enhancing Trade in Goods Chair: Abid Suleri (Executive Director, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan) Presentations by:
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1:00- 2:00 pm | Special Address by Ishrat Husain (Dean & Director, IBA and Former Governor, State Bank of Pakistan) |
Lunch | |
2:00- 3:30 pm | Session 2: Trade in Automobile Industry Chair: Suhail P. Ahmed (Vice Chairman, House of Habib, Pakistan and Founder Chairman, Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers) Presentations by:
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3:30- 4:00 pm | Tea/Coffee |
4:00- 5:30 pm | Session 3: Trade in Agriculture Chair: Ashok Gulati (Chairman, Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices, New Delhi) Presentations by:
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Day 2: January 22, 2014 (Wednesday) | |
9:30- 11:00 am | Session 4: Trade in the Pharmaceutical Sector Chair: B. N. Goldar (Professor, Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi) Presentations by:
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11:00- 11:15 pm | Tea/Coffee |
11.00 am - 12.30 pm | Session 5: Barriers to Trade Chair: S. D. Muni (Senior Visiting Scholar, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi) Presentations by:
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12:45- 1:30 pm | Special Address by Sharat Sabharwal (former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan) |
1:30- 2:00 pm | Lunch |
2.00 - 3:00 pm | Session 6: Trade in Energy Chair: Zafar Mahmood (Chairman, Punjab Public Service Commission and Former Commerce Secretary, Government of Pakistan) Presentations by:
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3:00- 3:15 pm | Tea/Coffee |
3:15- 4:30 pm | Panel Discussion on India-Pakistan Trade: The Way Forward Chair: Manoj Pant (Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) Speakers:
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4:30- 5:00 pm | Valedictory Address by Sujatha Singh (Foreign Secretary, India) Vote of thanks: Rajat Kathuria (Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER, New Delhi) |
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2014-01-21
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Tuesday, January 21, 2014 | |
09:30 - 10:00 a.m. | Registration and Tea |
10:00- 11:30 am | Inaugural Session |
10:00- 10:15 am | Chair: Ravi Kanbur T. H. Lee (Professor of World Affairs, International Professor of Applied Economics Professor of Economics, Cornell University) |
10:15- 11:00 am | Welcome and Opening Remarks Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER |
11:00- 11:15 am | Keynote Address: Montek Singh Ahluwalia (Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission) Comments by Chair |
11:15- 11:30 am | Tea |
11:30- 1:00 pm | Session 1: Urban Planning, Infrastructure and Sustainability Chair: Isher Judge Ahluwalia (Chairperson, ICRIER ) |
11:30- 12:00 pm | A Global Perspective Principal Speaker : Alain Bertaud ( Senior Research Scholar, Stern Urbanization Project, New York University) |
12:00- 12:30 pm | Comments by Authors (P K Mohanty, Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Montek Singh Ahluwalia) |
12:30- 1:00 pm | Discussion |
1:00- 2:00 pm | Lunch |
2:00- 4:00 pm | Session 2: Finance and Governance Chair: P. K. Mohanty (Chief Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh) |
2:00- 2:30 pm | A Global Perspective Principal Speaker: Paul Smoke (Professor and Director of International Programmes, New York University) |
2:30- 3:00 pm | Comments by Authors (Jessica Seddon, Anand Sahasranaman / Vikram Kapoor, P K Mohanty) |
3:00- 3:30 pm | Discussion |
3:30- 4:00 pm | Tea |
4:00- 5:30 am | Session 3: Inclusion and Governance Chair: Samuel Paul (Chairperson, Public Affairs Centre (PAC), Bangalore) |
4:00- 4:35 pm | A Global Perspective Principal Speaker: Anuradha Joshi (Team Leader, Governance and Public Policy Programme Institute of Development Studies, Sussex) |
4:35- 5:00 pm | Comments by Authors (Bimal Patel, V K Phatak, Samuel Paul) |
5:00- 5:25 pm | Discussion |
5:25- 5:30 pm | Vote of thanks |
The book will be released by Shri Kamal Nath, Minister for Urban Development, Government of India, at a function from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
2013-12-15
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Day 1: Friday, December 13, 2013 | |
11.30 am | Interaction with Raghuram Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India followed by lunch at 32, Aurangzeb Road, New Delhi |
3.00 pm: | Departure for Neemrana |
6.30 pm - 7.30 pm | Inaugural Session: India and the World Economy Chair: N. K. Singh, Member of Parliament Speakers:
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7.30 pm | Kathak Dance Performance followed by Dinner Reception |
Day 2: Saturday, December 14, 2013 | |
9.30 am - 10.30 am | Session1: Direct Benefit Transfers Chair: Pramod Bhasin, Vice Chairman and former President and CEO, Genpact Speakers:
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10.30 am | Coffee Break |
11.00 am - 12.30 pm | Session 2: Liquidity and Recession Chair: Subir Gokarn, Director of Research, Brookings India Speakers:
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12.30 pm | Lunch |
1.30 pm - 2.45 pm | Session 3: Gains from Trade Chair: Shekhar Shah, Director General, NCAER Speakers:
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2.45 pm | Coffee Break |
3.00 pm - 4.15 pm | Session 4: Institutions, Manufacturing, Trade and Growth Chair: Rana Hasan, Principal Economist, India Resident Mission of ADB Speakers:
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4.15 pm | Coffee Break |
4.30 pm - 5.30 pm | Session 5: Urbanization, Competitiveness and Sustainability Chair: Rajiv Lall, Executive Chairman, IDFC Ltd. Speakers:
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7.30 pm | Rajasthani Dance Performance followed by Dinner Reception |
Day 3: Sunday, December 15, 2013 | |
10.30 am - 11.30 am | Session 6: Social Policy in the U.S. and India Chair: Ashwini Deshpande, Professor, Delhi School of Economics Speakers:
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11.30 am - 1.00 pm | Session 7: Technology, Innovation and Competitiveness Chair: Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER Speakers:
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1:00 pm | Lunch |
2.00 pm - 4.00 pm | Panel Discussion: Youth, Democracy and Development Chair: Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER Speakers:
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5.30 pm: | Departure for Delhi |
2013-10-25
Buffer Stocks in India- Concepts and Issues |
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10:00 - 10:10 am | Opening Remarks Prof. Anwarul Hoda, Supervisor, ICRIER-ZEF Project Senior Professor, ICRIER |
10:10 - 10:30 am | The Concept of Buffer Stocks in India-History and Critique Ms. Shweta Saini, Consultant, ICRIER-ZEF Project |
10:30 - 10:50 am | Indian Buffer Stocking policy in wake of NFSB Dr. Ashok Gulati, Chairman, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India |
10:50 - 11:15 am | Q and A |
11:15 - 11:45 am | Tea/Coffee Break |
11:45 - 12:15 pm | Buffer Stocking Policies- Implications for the Food System in India Ms. Marta Kozicka, Research scholar, Project: Volatility in Commodity Markets, Trade Policy and the Poor, ZEF Bonn- Germany |
12:15 - 12:30 pm | How strong do global commodity prices influence domestic food prices? A global price transmission analysis
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12:30 - 1:00 pm | Q and A |
1:00 pm | Lunch |
2013-10-25
October 24, 2013 (Thursday) | |
9.00 AM: | Welcome Remarks by Rajat Kathuria, Co-Chair, India-Korea Dialogue and Director & CE, ICRIER Welcome Remarks by Choong Yong Ahn, Co-Chair, Korea-India Dialogue and Foreign Investment Ombudsman, Korea |
9.20 AM: | Keynote Address by Arun Maira, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India |
9.40 AM: | Keynote Address by Sung-Joo Han, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Korea |
10.00 AM: | Congratulatory Remarks by Joon-Gyu Lee, Ambassador of Korea to India Congratulatory Remarks by Vishnu Prakash,Ambassador of India to Korea Guest Remarks by Rajive Kaul, Past President, Confederation of Indian Industry and Chairman, Nicco Corporation Limited |
10.30 AM: | Vote of Thanks by Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER |
10.35 AM: | Coffee Break |
10.50 AM: | Session 1 International Security - The View from Seoul and New Delhi Chair - S. D. Muni, Senior Visiting Scholar, IDSA and Editor, Indian Foreign Affairs Journal Speakers:
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12.30 PM: | Special Address by Jin Park, Executive President of Asia Future Institute and Former Chairman of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Committee of the National Assembly. [Download Special Address] The session will be chaired by Sung-Han Kim, Professor, Korea University and Former Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Korea |
1.15 PM: | Lunch |
2.00 PM: | Session 2 Recent Economic Trends in Korea and India Chair - Ajay Shankar, Member Secretary, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council Speakers:
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3.15 PM: | Coffee Break |
3.30 PM: | Session 3 Domestic Political Trends in India and Korea Chair - Sung-Joo Han, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Korea Speakers:
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7.00 PM: | Special Address by S. R. Rao, Commerce Secretary, Govt. of India. The session will be chaired by Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER |
8.00 PM: | Dinner Reception |
October 25, 2013 (Friday) | |
9.00 AM: | Session 4 Bridging the Socio-Cultural Distance between India and Korea Chair - Jin Park, Executive President of Asia Future Institute and Former Chairman of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Committee of the National Assembly Speakers:
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10.30 AM: | Coffee Break |
10.45 AM: | Session 5 Enhancing India-Korea Trade Chair - Pronab Sen, Country Director, International Growth Centre Speakers:
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12.00 PM: | Session 6 Galvanizing India-Korea Investment Relations and Joint R&D Chair - A. Didar Singh, Secretary General, FICCI Speakers:
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1.30 PM: | Lunch |
2.30 PM: | Panel Discussion India-Korea Relations: Way Forward Chair - Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER and Choong Yong Ahn, Distinguished Professor, Chung-Ang University and Foreign Investment Ombudsman, Korea Panelists:
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4.30 PM: | Signing of Joint Statement |
2013-09-19
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September 17, 2013 (Tuesday) , Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre | |
18:00-19:00 | Chair : Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER Inaugural Lecture : Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Government of India |
19:00-21:00 | Welcome Dinner |
Programme September 18, 2013 (Wednesday) , Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre | |
9:00-9:30: | Registration |
9:30-10:30 | Chair : Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER Keynote Address : P. Chidambaram, Honourable FM of India |
10:30-11:00 | Chair : Sergey Drobyshevsky, Managing Director of Russia's G20 Expert Council Special Address : HK Holdaway, General Manager, G20 Division, Australian Treasury Vote of Thanks : Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER |
11:00-11:15 | Tea/Coffee Break |
11:15-13:00 | Session 1: The Global Financial Crisis - Revisiting global governance
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13:00-14:00 | Luncheon Special Address 1- China: Where will growth come from in the next decade? The outlook of the global economy looks uncertain. The US economy continues to be impacted by substantial fiscal headwinds. The Euro Zone economy is in recession, with the peripheral economies trying to strike an appropriate balance between fiscal austerity, structural reforms and domestic political exigencies. The Asian region is now showing distinct signs of a slowdown. The Luncheon Special Address 1 will revisit global growth outlook prospects with particular reference to Europe and Asia. Chair: Amb. Hemant Krishan Singh, Chair Professor, ICRIER Speaker: Osamu Tanaka, Executive Vice President, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan [Download Speech] |
14:15-16:00 | Session 2: Achieving global food security - How can the G-20 help? The issue of global food security remains an enigma. This issue of food security also is a part of the Seoul Development Consensus as well as the current G20 Presidency. Even though a number of developing countries have made rapid strides in strengthening food security, it is estimated that the total number of chronically undernourished people remains unacceptably high. This session will examine the different dimensions of the food security challenge - productivity, nutritional requirements, market forces, and pertinent subsidy, social, and regulatory policy -- to home in on the problems the G-20 is in the best position to address. The food price shocks in 2008 constituted that year's other economic crisis, and similar to the financial meltdown, there are still questions about whether enough has been done to avoid a repeat. How should G-20 leaders build on their initial steps of pledging restraint in export restrictions and setting up the AMIS market data-sharing system? Chair: Ashok Gulati, Chairman, Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices Panel:
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16:00-16:15 | Tea/Coffee Break |
16:15-18:00 | Session 3: The road to energy sustainability - Towards third industrial revolution. The cost of conventional energy sources is constantly increasing since they are getting depleted with continuous usage. On the contrary, the cost of green sources of energy is declining due to new technological inventions and greater usage leading to economies of scale. This growing difference is, in fact, paving the way for a Third Industrial Revolution (TIR) to set in. The TIR could make possible a new distributed social vision in the 21st century which, at present, is being endangered not just by the rising prices of oil and gas in the world market but also its impact on climate change. The session would look at the possible ways where developing countries could pull the trigger for the TIR that might carry us to a sustainable post-carbon era. Energy sustainability is one of the priority areas of the current G20 Presidency. Chair: Jae-ha Park, Deputy Dean for Special Activities, ADBI Panel:
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19:30 | Dinner |
September 19, 2013 (Thursday) , Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre | |
9:30-11:15 | Session 4: Reforming the Global Financial System - Implications for long term investment finance A safer and more resilient financial system plays an important role in long term investment finance. As the number of bank failures increased during the crisis, existing banks absorbed their assets and consequently concentrated a greater share of risk among a lesser number of banks. This increasing concentration of assets raised the issue of systemic risk within the financial system. There are 2 primary aspects to issue of systemic risk. First, there is a need to develop a comprehensive macro prudential framework to deal with systemic risk and second, a need to build a suitable model for measuring systemic risk. In order to combat systemic risk a number of regulatory reforms like Basel III, OTC derivatives market, changes affecting the regulatory and accounting framework for institutional investors, policy measures for globally systemically important financial institutions (G-SIFIs) were put in place for the global financial system. Many of these reforms are still in the process of policy development or at an early stage of implementation. In this session we will explore how the reforms alter the incentives of different types of financial institutions to participate in this market. Does regulation impede long term lending for investment? How can non-bank providers of long term finance particularly institutional investors step up their involvement in this market. How does one address the special needs of emerging markets economies? Chair: Onno Rhl, Country Director - India, World Bank Panel:
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11:15-11:30 | Tea/Coffee Break |
11:30-13:15 | Session 5: Trade and Protectionism - The emerging role for G20 The recent economic shocks that engulfed developed and developing countries alike to adopt a variety of protectionist measures to boost domestic markets. In the Mexico Summit, G20 leaders pushed for their commitment of not introducing new trade or investment protectionist measures until end of 2014. One important factor underlying the growth of trade and investment is the formation of global production networks and supply chains. The fragmentation of production has dramatically changed the structure of international trade and integrated emerging Asian and African economies in manufacturing networks. This has rendered the traditional trade policy irrelevant and an ineffective. Undoubtedly the world trading system will have to contend with the new reality of global and regional supply chains as it changes how countries interact with each other through trade and FDI. And with Doha in a stalemate, almost all G20 countries, and especially United States and China have begun to pursue regional trade strategies. Some argue that the mega-regional trade agreements - TPP and TPIP - are a warning sign which threaten to divide the global trading system into two large but non-exclusive regions. This session will therefore examine the future of the world trading system in the light if these new developments and if and how the G20 process can ease the transition to a healthier trading system. Chair: Pierre Jacquet, President, Global Development Network, New Delhi Panel:
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13:15-14.30 | Lunch |
14:30-16:00 | Session 6: Growth and Employment The reduction of global imbalances has not been sufficient and in many countries the process of necessary deleveraging by the private and public sectors is ongoing and unemployment, in particular remains significantly high. There is increasing level of youth unemployment in developed countries. This session will discuss the possibility of job creation through promotion of smaller enterprises, sound monetary and fiscal policies, skill development, and structural policies fostering innovation in job markets. The issue of employment forms a significant part of the Seoul Development Consensus and is a priority as well for the current G20 Presidency. Chair: Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor, ICRIER Panel:
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16:00-16:30 | Concluding Remarks & Way forward for G20 Vote of Thanks: Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER Photo Session |
2013-06-25
Tax Administration Reform: A Dialogue June 24 25, 2013 India Habitat Center, New Delhi |
Programme | |
June 24, 2013 (Monday), Gulmohar Hall | |
9:00 am - 9:30 am: | Registration |
9:30 am - 9:40 am: | Introductory talk by Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER |
9:40 am - 11:00 am: | Inaugural Session Chief Guest and Chair: Bimal Jalan,Chairman, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum Keynote Address 1: 'Dialogue between Tax Administrators and Tax Professionals' Parthasarathi Shome, Adviser to Union Finance Minister Keynote Address 2: 'Global Trends in Revenue Integration - Country Approaches and Experiences' Munawar Khwaja Sultan, Fiscal Economist, World Bank |
11:00 am - 11:20 am: | Tea/Coffee Break |
11:20 am - 12:50 pm: | Session 1: Organisational Structure of Tax Administration Chair: Satya Poddar, Partner, Ernst & Young Speakers:
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12:50 pm - 2:00 pm: | Lunch |
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm: | Session 2: Audit Selection through Risk Assessment Chair: Vijay Mathur, Senior Advisor, Pricewaterhouse Coopers Speakers:
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3:15 pm - 4:30 pm: | Session 3: Dispute Resolution Chair: Sukumar Mukhopadhyay, Former Member, CBEC Speakers:
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4:30 pm 4:45 pm | Tea/Coffee Break |
4:45 pm 6:00 pm | Session 4: Computerisation of Indian Tax Administration Chair: S. S. Khan, Member, CBDT (Retd.) Speakers:
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7:00 pm 9:00pm | Dinner at Maple Hall |
June 25, 2013 (Tuesday), Magnolia Hall | |
10:00 am 11:15 am | Session 5: Taxpayer Information Services & Large Taxpayer Units Chair: J.K. Batra, Member, CBEC (Retd.) Speakers:
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11:15 am 11:30 am | Tea/Coffee Break |
11:30 am 12:30pm | Session 6: State-Level Taxation VAT and GST Chair: Gautam Ray, Chief Commissioner, Customs & Central Excise (Retd.) Speakers:
Ravindra Saroop, Commissioner (Customs), CBEC Q&A |
12: 30 pm | Lunch |
2013-05-06
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9:30-10:00 am | Registration and Tea/Coffee |
10:00-10:50 am | Session I: Fiscal Policy in Asia: Dampening Cyclical Fluctuations and Increasing Space to Support Inclusive Growth |
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10:50-11:00 am | Tea/Coffee Break |
11:00-11:50 am | Session 2: Energy Subsidy Reform: Lessons and Implications |
General discussion | |
11:50�12:00 pm | Tea/Coffee Break |
12:00�1:00 pm | Presentation of IMF Asia Pacific Spring 2013 Regional Economic Outlook |
General Discussion | |
1:00�2:30 pm | Lunch |
2013-04-30
![]() ICRIERs Program on Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination on Urbanization in India Preparing for the Urban Challenges of the 21st Century Capacity Building Workshop Focus on Solid Waste Management in Urban India Date: April 29th and 30th, 2013 Venue: Assam Administrative Staff College Guwahati, Assam |
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Day 1: Monday, April 29 2013 | |
10:00 am - 11:00 am: | Registration and Tea |
11:00 am - 12:50 am: | Session 1: Inaugural Session |
Chair: Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia Chairperson ICRIER and Project Leader, Urbanisation Programme | |
11:00 am - 11:15 am: | Opening remarks by the Chair: Challenges of Urbanisation in India with focus on Solid Waste Management |
11:15 am - 11:30 am: | Presentation by Ms. Mangalam Balasubramanian Managing Trustee, Exnora Green, Pammal[Download Presentation] |
11:30 am - 11:45 am: | Presentation by Mr. Suresh Jagtap Deputy Municipal Commissioner (SWM), Pune Municipal Corporation [Download Presentation] |
11:45 am - 12:00 pm: | Address by the Chief Guest Shri Tarun GogoiHonble Chief Minister, Government of Assam |
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm: | Discussion |
12:30 pm - 01:30 pm: | Lunch |
01:30 pm - 04:00 pm: | Session 2: Experience sharing by states and cities of North-East |
Chair: Mr. J.B. Singh Principal Secretary UD and Panchayats, Assam | |
01:30 pm - 01:35 pm: | Introductory remarks by the Chair |
01:35 pm - 01:50 pm: | Presentation by Guwahati Municipal Corporation [Download Presentation] |
01:50 pm - 02:05 pm: | Presentation by Mr. Taba Tedir, Chief Executive cum Director, UD & Housing, Arunachal Pradesh [Download Presentation] |
02:05 pm - 02:20 pm: | Presentation by Mr. B. Dutta, Director, Meghalaya Urban Development Agency[Download Presentation] |
02:20 pm - 02:35 pm: | Presentation by Mr. K. Lalthawmmawia,Director, Urban Development, Mizoram[Download Presentation] |
02:35 pm - 03.00 pm: | Discussion |
03.00 pm - 03.30 pm: | Tea Break |
03:30 pm - 03:45 pm: | Presentation by Dr. Toshimanen Ozukum,Additional Director Municipal Affairs, UD Nagaland [Download Presentation] |
03:45 pm - 04:00 pm: | Presentation by Mr. L.B. Chettri, Special Secretary, Urban Development & Housing, Sikkim [Download Presentation] |
04:00 pm - 04:15 pm: | Presentation by Gitkumar Singh, Director Municipal Admin, Housing & Urban Development And Chief Town Planner, Manipur[Download Presentation] |
04:15 pm - 04:30 pm: | Presentation by Tripura [Download Presentation] |
04:30 pm - 05:00 pm: | Discussion on way forward with focus on North-eastern states |
Day 2: Tuesday, April 30 2013 | |
10:00 am 10:30 am: | Registration and Tea |
10:30 am 12:30 pm: | Session 1: Dissemination of findings of HPEC (Ahluwalia) Report |
Chair: Shri N. K. Das Chief Secretary, Govt. of Assam (TBC) | |
10:30 am 10:50 am: | Introductory remarks by the Chair |
10:50 am 11:15 am: | Presentation of the HPEC (Ahluwalia) 2011 Report (Urban Team, ICRIER) |
11:15 am 11:45 am: | Presentation by Dr. Ajay Kalamdhad(Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati [Download Presentation] |
11:45 am - 12:30 pm: | Discussion |
12:30 pm 01: 30 pm: | Lunch |
[Download Summary of the Proceedings] [Download Participants List] |
2013-03-18
3rd ICRIER-PRI Workshop on Economic Reforms and India-Japan Partnership for Mutual Benefit Date: March 18, 2013 Venue: Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi |
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9:30 am | Welcome Remarks by Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER, New Delhi |
9:40 am | Inaugural Remarks by Parthasarathi Shome, Adviser to Finance Minister,Govt. of India |
10:00 am | Session 1: Economic Reforms and India-Japan Partnership for Mutual Benefit Chair: Chetan Ghate, RBI Chair Professor, ICRIER, New Delhi Speakers
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11:20 pm | Coffee Break |
11:30 pm | Session 2: Proposals for Enhancing Japanese FDI into India Chair: H.K. Singh, Chair Professor, ICRIER Speakers
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1:15 pm | Concluding Remarks by Nobumitsu Hayashi, President, PRI, Ministry of Finance, Tokyo |
1:30 pm | Lunch |
2013-03-15
![]() Annual Conference on Normalizing India-Pakistan Trade Date: March 14-15, 2013 Venue: Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi |
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Day 1: 14th March 2013 (Thursday) | |
9:30- 9:45 am | Registration |
9:45- 10:30 am | Inaugural session Chair: Isher Judge Ahluwalia (Chairperson, ICRIER, New Delhi) Keynote Address: Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal (Minister for Railways, Government of India) [Download Key-Note Address] Vote of Thanks: Rajat Kathuria (Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER, New Delhi) |
10:30- 11:00 am | Tea/Coffee |
11:00- 1:00 pm | Session 1: Expanding Trade in Goods Chair: Hafiz Pasha (Dean, Beaconhouse National University (BNU), Lahore; former Commerce Minister, Finance Minister and Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan) Presentations by:
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1:00- 2:00 pm | Discussion Special Address by S R Rao (Commerce Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India) |
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2:00- 4:00 pm | Session 2: Barriers to Trade Chair: Surjit Bhalla (Chairman, Oxus Investments) Presentations by:
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4:00- 4:30 pm | Tea/Coffee |
4:30- 5:30 pm | Session 3: Trade Perception Survey Chair: Sanjay Kathuria (Lead Economist, Regional Integration, World Bank, Washington DC) Presentations by:
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7:30 pm | Special Address by Salman Shah (Former Finance Minister, Pakistan) Chair: N K Singh (Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha) |
8:30 pm | Dinner Reception |
Day 2: 15th March 2013 (Friday) | |
9:00- 11:00 am | Session 4: focusing on Energy, Textiles, and Sports goods Chair: I. N. Mukherji (Senior Consultant, RIS, New Delhi) Presentations by:
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11:00- 11:30 pm | Tea/Coffee |
11:30- 1:30 pm | Session 5: Trade in Services and FDI Chair: Anupam Khanna (Chief Economist and Director-General, NASSCOM, Delhi) Presentations by:
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1:30- 2:30 pm | Lunch |
2:30- 4:00 pm | Panel Discussion on India-Pakistan Trade: The Way Forward Moderator: Sanjaya Baru (Director for Geo-economics and Strategy, International Institute for Strategic Studies, New Delhi) Speakers:
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4:00- 4:30 pm | Concluding session Vote of thanks: Rajat Kathuria (Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER, New Delhi) |
4:30- 5:00 pm | Tea/Coffee |
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Regional Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination on Urbanisation in India: Challenges of delivering Water and Sanitation services in urban India February 20, 2013Chandigarh |
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The fourth Regional Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination Workshop was organised at Chandigarh in partnership with CII on February 20, 2013. The focus of the workshop was on challenges in service delivery of water and sanitation in urban India. The participating cities were from the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Chandigarh. |
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L to R:Mr. Vikram Hans, Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Mr. Malvinder Mohan Singh, and Mr. Pikender Pal Singh Thematic presentations were made by Mr. Suresh Kumar Nangia, Principal Secretary Water and Sanitation, Punjab; Mr. Rakesh Verma, Municipal Commissioner, Ludhiana; and Ms. Nandini Palwal, Additional CEO, Delhi Jal Board, among others. The discussions that followed shed light on some initiatives to improve the standards of delivery, for example, the use of IT to improve billing and collection systems by the Delhi Jal Board, 100% treatment of waste water and partial reuse of treated water for irrigation of public parks by Chandigarh, to mention a few. |
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Registration |
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Chair :Mr Malvinder Mohan Singh Chairman, CII Northern Region |
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Challenges of Urbanisation in India:Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia Urbanisation Project Leader and Chairperson, ICRIER |
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Presentation of the HPEC (Ahluwalia) 2011 Report:Urban Team ICRIER [Download Presentation] |
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Inaugural Address by theChief Guest:Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda Honble Chief Minister Government of Haryana |
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Session II: Experience sharing by states |
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Chair:Professor Meenu Tewari HUDCO Chair Professor, ICRIER |
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Focus on Water and Sanitation: Urban Team ICRIER [Download Presentation] |
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Presentation byMr. Suresh Kumar Nangia Principal Secretary Water and Sanitation, Government of Punjab [Download Presentation] |
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Presentation byMr Rakesh Verma Municipal Commissioner, Ludhiana [Download Presentation] |
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Presentation byMr S K Bansal Engineer-in-Chief, Public Health Engineering Department Government of Haryana [Download Presentation] |
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Presentation byMr R C Diwan Superintendent Engineer Chandigarh [Download Presentation] |
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Presentation byMs Nandini Palwal Additional CEO and Director - Finance & Accounts, Delhi Jal Board [Download Presentation] |
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2013-02-06
![]() ICRIER's Program on Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination on Urbanization in India Preparing for the Urban Challenges of the 21st Century Service Delivery of Water and Sanitation: Challenges faced by Metropolitan Cities Date: February 06, 2013 Venue: Amaltas Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi |
09:30 - 10:15 am: | Registration |
10:15 - 11:30 am: | Inaugural Session: Setting Out the Challenge |
10:15 - 10:30 am: | Welcome and Introduction to the Programme Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia Chairperson, ICRIER |
10:30 - 10:50 am: | Presentation by Urban Team ICRIER [Download Presentation] |
10:50 - 11:15 am: | Presentation by Debashree Mukherjee CEO, Delhi Jal Board [Download Presentation] |
11:30 - 01:00 am: | Tea |
11:30 - 11:50am: | Discussion |
11:50 - 12:00 pm: | Presentation by Satish Jain Executive Engineer, PHED, Jaipur [Download Presentation] |
12:00 - 12:30 pm | Presentation by Ms Malini Shankar Former Principal Secretary, Water and Sanitation Department, Maharashtra [Download Presentation] |
12:30 - 01:00 pm | Discussion |
01:00 - 02:00 pm | Lunch |
02:00 - 03:30 pm: | Session II Chair: Dr Smita Misra, Senior Economist, World Bank |
02:00 - 02:15 pm: | Presentation by A. L. Radhakrishnan Superintendent Engineer, Chennai Water & Sewerage Board [Download Presentation] |
02:15 - 02:30 pm: | Presentation by Dharmendra Herma Assistant Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad [Download Presentation] |
02:30 - 02:45 pm: | Presentation by V. C. Kumar Executive Engineer, Bangalore Water & Sewerage Board [Download Presentation] |
02:45 - 03:00 pm: | Presentation by J. Syamala Rao MD, Hyderabad Water & Sewerage Board [Download Presentation] |
03:00 - 03:30 pm: | Discussion with participants |
03:30 - 05:00 pm: | Session III Chair: Dr Smita Misra, Senior Economist, World Bank |
03:30 - 03:45 pm: | Presentation by Jatin Shah City Engineer, Surat Municipal Corporation [Download Presentation] |
03:45 - 04:00 pm: | Presentation by V.G. Kulkarni Pune Municipal Corporation [Download Presentation] |
04:00 - 04:15 pm: | Presentation by R. B. Baamble Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Mumbai [Download Presentation] |
04:15 - 04:30 pm: | Presentation by P.K. Mukherjee Addl. Chief Engineer, Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority [Download Presentation] |
04:30 - 05:00 pm: | Discussion with participants |
05:00 - 05:30 pm | Vote of Thanks Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER |
[Download Participants List] |
2012-12-18
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10.00 am | Inaugural Session
Keynote Address by Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister for External Affairs, Government of India |
11.15 am | Coffee Break |
11.30 am | Session I - India-Japan Strategic Partnership Chair: H. K. Singh, Chair Professor, ICRIER-Wadhwani Chair in India-US Policy Studies [Download Presentation] Guest Speakers:
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1.00 pm | Lunch |
2.00 pm | Session II - Regional Dimensions of India-Japan Relations Chair: Rajiv Kumar, Distinguished Economist Guest Speakers:
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3.15 pm | Coffee Break |
3.30 pm | Session III - India-Japan Bilateral Economic Cooperation Chair: Tamaki Tsukada, Minister (Economic and Development) Embassy of Japan, India Guest Speakers:
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7.00 pm | Release of Book Devaluing to Prosperity: Misaligned Currencies and their Growth Consequences Union Minister of Finance, Shri P. Chidambaram will release the book. Book release will be followed by panel discussion. The discussion will be moderated by T.N Ninan,Chairman, Business Standard Limited Panelists:
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8.15 pm | Dinner Reception |
18th December (Tuesday) - Jacaranda Hall - II | |
10.00 am | Special Address by Mr. Hiroshi Watanabe, CEO and Executive Managing Director, JBIC [Download Presentation] |
10.45 am | Coffee Break |
11.00 am | Concluding Session - Future Outlook for India-Japan Relations Chair: Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE ICRIER Guest Speakers:
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1.00 pm | Lunch |
2012-11-16
Workshop | : | Strengthening Textiles and Clothing Sector in South Asia |
Place | : | New Delhi |
2012-11-07
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Research Conference Program |
Sunday, November 4
19:00 Welcome Reception Connaught Terrace (Oberoi Hotel)
Monday, November 5
8:30 9:15 Registration
9:15 9:30 Opening Remarks Room: Gulmohar Klaus F. Zimmermann (Director, IZA and University of Bonn) Arup Banerji (Director, World Bank and IZA)
9:30 10:00 Opening Speech Room: Gulmohar Shankar Acharya (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER))
10:00 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 11:00 Keynote Address I Room: Gulmohar Chair: Stefano Scarpetta (OECD and IZA)
Challenges for Job Creation in Low Income Countries Kaushik Basu (Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, World Bank and IZA)
11:00 12:30 Parallel Sessions A
Special Session A.1 World Development Report 2013 on Jobs Room: Maple Chair: Stefano Scarpetta (OECD and IZA)
11:00 11:40 Jobs and Development: Findings and Messages from the World Development Report 2013 on Jobs
Martin Rama (World Bank) Jesko Hentschel (World Bank)
11:40 12:10 Discussion
David Lam (University of Michigan and IZA) Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)
12:10 12:30 Floor Discussion
Session A.2 Youth Training and Labor Market Transitions Room: Willow Chair: Francis J. Teal (University of Oxford and IZA)
11:00 11:30 The School-Work Transition: Evidence from Ghanaian Youth Kim Lehrer (University of Oxford and IZA) Romain Ferrali (Princeton University) Christopher Ksoll (University of Ottawa)
11:30 12:00 Employment Effects of Promoting Training and Vocational Education (TVET) in Vietnam Jochen Kluve (Humboldt University Berlin, RWI and IZA) Christoph Ehlert (RWI) Nguyen Hoang Nguyen (National Institute for Vocational Training NIVT, Hanoi)
12:00 12:30 Unemployment, Not Working and Jobs for the Young in Urban Africa: Evidence from Ghana Francis J. Teal (University of Oxford and IZA) Paolo Falco (University of Oxford)
Session A.3 Informality and Labor Mobility Room: Chinar Chair: Paolo Falco (University of Oxford)
11:00 11:30 Is Formal Employment Discouraged by the Provision of Free Health Services to the Uninsured? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Mexico Alejandro del Valle (Paris School of Economics)
11:30 12:00 Labor Mobility across the Formal/Informal Divide in Turkey: Evidence from Individual Level Data Aysit Tansel (Middle East Technical University and IZA) Elif Oznur Kan Acar (Cankaya University)
12:00 12:30 Subjective Well-being, Latent Heterogeneity, and Occupational Allocation: An Application to Africa Paolo Falco (University of Oxford) William F. Maloney (World Bank and IZA) Bob Rijkers (World Bank) Mauricio Sarrias (Catholic University of Chile)
Session A.4 Migration, Labor Markets and Remittances Room: Mahogany Chair: Corrado Giulietti (IZA)
11:00 11:30 Stay with Us? Emigration and the Labour Market in Honduras Jason Gagnon (OECD)
11:30 12:00 Remittances and Return Migration Matloob Piracha (University of Kent and IZA) William Collier (University of Kent) Teresa Randazzo (University of Kent)
12:00 12:30 Remittances and Well-being among Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China Corrado Giulietti (IZA) Alpaslan Akay (IZA) David A. Robalino (World Bank and IZA) Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)
Session A.5 Social Insurance, Social Assistance and Discrimination Room: Deck Chair: Prashant Gupta (Swansea University)
11:00 11:30 Labor Market Effects of Social Programs: Evidence from Indias Employment Guarantee Clement Imbert (Paris School of Economics) John Papp (Princeton University)
11:30 12:00 Social Assistance and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the Uruguayan PANES Marco Manacorda (Queen Mary, University of London and IZA) Andrea Vigorito (University of the Republic Uruguay) Veronica Amarante (University of the Republic Uruguay) Marianna Zerpa (University of the Republic Uruguay)
12:00 12:30 Youth, Endogenous Discrimination, and Development Conundrum in India Prashant Gupta (Swansea University) Reza Arabsheibani (Swansea University and IZA) Tapas Mishra (Swansea University)
12:30 13:45 Lunch
13:45 15:15 Parallel Sessions B
Special Session B.1 Growth and Labor Markets in Low Income Countries I Room: Maple Chair: David Lam (University of Michigan and IZA)
13:45 14:15 High-Risk Youth in Post-Conflict Liberia:Experimentally Testing Sustainable Strategies for Boosting Employment, Productivity, and Social Stability Margaret Sheridan (Harvard Medical School) Chris Blattman (Columbia University) Julian Jamison (Boston Federal Reserve)
14:15 14:45 Start-up Capital for Youth: Assessing the Potentialof Small Business Grants and Vocational Training in Kenya Isaac Mbiti (Southern Methodist University) Joan Hicks (University of California, Berkley) Michael Kremer (Harvard University) Edward Miguel (University of California, Berkley)
14:45 15:15 Understanding the Role of Supervisor Training in the Bangladeshi Garment Sector Christopher Woodruff (University of Warwick and IZA) Rocco Macchiavello (University of Warwick) Atonu Rabbani (University of Dhaka)
Session B.2 Youth Unemployment and Active Labor Market Programs Room: Willow Chair: Michael J. Kendzia (IZA)
13:45 14:15 Public Employment Services in the Middle East and North Africa Diego Angel-Urdinola (World Bank) Arvo Kuddo (World Bank) Amina Semlali (World Bank) Anne Hilger (World Bank) 14:15 14:45 Fighting Youth Unemployment: The Effects of Active Labor Market Policies Marco Caliendo (University of Potsdam and IZA) Steffen Knn (IZA)Ricarda Schmidl (IZA)
14:45 15:15 Combating Youth Unemployment in the Middle Eastand North Africa (MENA) Michael J. Kendzia (IZA)
Session B.3 Informal Employment among Youth Room: Chinar Chair: Yusuf Soner Baskaya (Central Bank of Turkey)
13:45 14:15 Scarring Effects of Youth Unemployment and Informality:Evidence from Argentina and Brazil Mariana Viollaz (CEDLAS-UNLP) Guillermo Cruces (CEDLAS-UNLP and IZA) Andrs Ham (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
14:15 14:45 Informality and the Youth in the Turkish Labor Market Z. Bilgen Susanli (Isik University)
14:45 15:15 Informal-Formal Worker Wage Gap in Turkey:Evidence from a Semi-parametric Approach Yusuf Soner Baskaya (Central Bank of Turkey) Timur Hulagu (Central Bank of Turkey)
Session B.4 Unemployment Risk and Job Search Room: Mahogany Chair: Panu Pelkonen (University of Sussex and IZA)
13:45 14:15 Behavioral Responses to Unemployment Risk Susan Godlonton (University of Michigan) 14:15 14:45 Bringing Jobs to the People:The Experimental Impact of Reducing Job-search Costs Emily Beam (University of Michigan) 14:45 15:15 Preferences and Skills of Indian Public Sector Teachers Panu Pelkonen (University of Sussex and IZA) Sonja Fagerns (University of Sussex)
Special Session B.5 Perspectives on Labor Economics for Development (ILO)
Room: Deck Chair: Ashok Sahu (Planning Commission, Government of India)
13:45 14:05 The Labour Market in Developing Countries Duncan Campbell (ILO International Labour Organization and IZA)
14:05 14:25 Promoting Better Outcomes in Developing Countries through the Regulation of Labour Markets Sandrine Cazes (ILO International Labour Organization and IZA) Sher Verick (ILO International Labour Organization and IZA)
14:25 14:55 Discussion: Alakh Sharma (Institute for Human Development (IHD)) John Blomquist (World Bank)
14:55 15:15 Floor Discussion
15:15 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 17:15 Parallel Sessions C
Special Session C.1 Growth and Labor Markets in Low Income Countries II Room: Maple Chair: Janneke Pieters (IZA) 15:45 16:15 Gender and Employment in Central Asia Tilman Brck (Humboldt University Berlin and IZA)
16:15 16:45 Addressing Gender Inequalities in Earnings and Productivity through Innovative Approaches: Two Experiments in Togo Francisco Campos (World Bank) Markus Goldstein (World Bank) John T. Giles (World Bank and IZA) Leonardo Iacovone (World Bank) Hillary Johnson (World Bank)
16:45 17:15 GLM | LIC Projects on Education and Labor Market Outcomes in Madagascar, Senegal, and Pakistan David Lam (University of Michigan and IZA)
Session C.2 Child Labor and Schooling Room: Willow Chair: Rafael Novella (ISER, University of Essex)
15:45 16:15 Unintended Consequences of Child Labour Legislation:Evidences from Brazil Caio Mazzutti (University of Sussex)
16:15 16:45 Mothers Employment and their Childrens Schooling: A Joint Multilevel Analysis for India Gianna Claudia Giannelli (University of Florence and IZA) Francesca Francavilla (OECD) Leonardo Grilli (University of Florence)
16:45 17:15 Conditional Cash Transfers, Female Bargaining Power and Labour Supply Rafael Novella (ISER, University of Essex) Mara Laura Alza (CEDLAS-UNLP) Guillermo Cruces (CEDLAS-UNLP and IZA) Laura Ripani (Inter-American Development Bank)
Session C.3 Public Works and Labor Markets Room: Chinar Chair: Sambit Bhattacharyya (University of Sussex)
15:45 16:15 The Role of Public Works Program in Enhancing Food Security: The Malawi Social Action Fund Jessica Goldberg (University of Maryland) Kathleen Beegle (World Bank and IZA) Emanuela Galasso (World Bank) Charles Mandala (Government of Malawi MASAF) Tavneet Suri (MIT Sloan School of Management)
16:15 16:45 Does Indias Employment Guarantee Scheme Guarantee Employment? Rinku Murgai (World Bank) Puja Dutta (World Bank) Martin Ravallion (World Bank) Dominique Van De Walle (World Bank)
16:45 17:15 Can Rural Public Works Affect Agricultural Wages? Evidence from India Sambit Bhattacharyya (University of Sussex) Erlend Berg (University of Oxford) Rajasekhar Durgam (ISEC, Bangalore) Manjula Ramachandra (ISEC, Bangalore)
Session C.4 Structural Growth and Labor Market Outcomes Room: Mahogany Chair: Andrs Bodor (World Bank)
15:45 16:15 The Role of Sectoral Growth Patterns in Labor Market Development David Newhouse (World Bank and IZA) F. Javier Arias-Vazquez (World Bank) Jean Lee (World Bank)
16:15 16:45 Trade and Labor Reallocation with Heterogeneous Enforcement of Labor Regulations Rita K. Almeida (World Bank and IZA) Jennifer Poole (University of California, Santa Cruz)
16:45 17:15 Labor Market Distortions in Oil Rentier States: The Citizens Income and other Possible Solutions Andrs Bodor (World Bank) Steffen Hertog (London School of Economics) Robert Holzmann (University of Malaya and IZA)
19:00 Conference Dinner Ballroom(Oberoi Hotel)
Tuesday, November 6
9:00 9:45 Keynote Address II Room: Gulmohar Chair: David A. Robalino (World Bank and IZA) Confronting Youth Unemployment: A South African Perspective Ingrid Woolard (University of Cape Town)
9:45 10:00 Coffee Break
10:00 11:30 Parallel Session D
Special Session D.1 Informality and Labor Market Institutions (Special Session of Room: Maple the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Labor Markets, Job Creation, and Economic Growth) Chair: David A. Robalino (World Bank and IZA)
10:00 10:30 Risk Sharing and Investment Decisions of Small and Micro-Entrepreneurs Evidence from Burkina Faso Michael Grimm (University of Passau and IZA)
10:30 11:00 Identifying and Relaxing Constraints to Employment Generation in Small Scale Enterprises Christopher Woodruff (University of Warwick and IZA)
11:00 11:30 Reducing Informal Employment and Expanding Social Insurance Coverage in China Albert Park (Hong Kong Polytechnic University and IZA)
Session D.2 Relative Deprivation and Well-being Room: Willow Chair: Simone Schller (IZA)
10:00 10:30 Economic Comparison and Group Identity: Lessons from India Xavier Fontaine (Paris Jourdan Sciences Economiques) Katsunori Yamada (Osaka University)
10:30 11:00 Who is Deprived? Who Feels Deprived? Labor Deprivation, Youth and Gender in Morocco Paolo Verme (World Bank) Umar Serajuddin (World Bank)
11:00 11:30 Relative Income and Subjective Well-being in Transition: The Case of Ukraine Simone Schller (IZA) Natalia Danzer (Ifo Institute for Economic Research and IZA)
Session D.3 Human Capital, Inequality and Risky Behavior Room: Chinar Chair: Nria Rodrguez-Planas (IZA, IAE-CSIC and UPF)
10:00 10:30 Educational Upgrading and Returns to Skills in Latin America: Evidence from a Supply-Demand Framework, 1990-2010 Pablo A. Acosta (World Bank and IZA) Guillermo Cruces (CEDLAS-UNLP and IZA) Sebastian Galiani (Washington University at Saint Louis) Leonardo Gasparini (CEDLAS-UNLP)
10:30 11:00 Girls Education, Stipend Programs and the Effects on Younger Siblings Education in Bangladesh Asadul Islam (Monash University) Lutfunnahar Begum (Department of Economics, Monash University) Russell Smyth (Department of Economics, Monash University)
11:00 11:30 Drugs and School: Closing the Gap. Evidence from a Randomized Trial Nria Rodrguez-Planas (IZA, IAE-CSIC and UPF)
Session D.4 Schooling and Marital Choice Room: Mahogany Chair: Stephen C. Smith (George Washington University and IZA)
10:00 10:30 Like Father, Like Son? Intergenerational Education Mobility in India Vipul Bhatt (James Madison University) Mehtabul Azam (World Bank and IZA)
10:30 11:00 Female Labour Force Participation and Child Education in India: The Effect of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme Farzana Afridi (Indian Statistical Institute and IZA) Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay (Indian Statistical Institute and IZA) Soham Sahoo (Indian Statistical Institute) |
2012-10-11
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Programme | |
10:00 am - 10:30 am: | Registration |
10:30 am - 11:40 am: | Welcome Remarks by the Government of Madhya Pradesh |
10:40 am - 10:55 am: | Focus on Governance (Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia) |
10:55 am - 11:15 am: | Keynote Address by the Chief Guest Shri. Babulal Gaur Hon'ble Minister, Urban Administration and Development Department Government of Madhya Pradesh |
11:15 am - 11:30 am: | Presentation of the HPEC (Ahluwalia 2011) Report by the Urban Team at ICRIER [Download Presentation] |
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11:30 am - 11:45 am: | 1. Maharashtra [Download Presentation1][Download Presentation2] |
11:45 am - 12:00 pm: | 2. Chhattisgarh [Download Presentation] |
12:00 am - 12:15 pm: | 3. Gujarat [Download Presentation1] [Download Presentation2] |
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm: | 4. Madhya Pradesh [Download Presentation] |
12:30 pm - 01:15 pm: | Interactive discussion (moderated by Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia) |
01:15 pm - 02:00 pm: | Lunch |
[Summary of the proceedings] [Download Participants List] |
2012-10-09
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October 7, 2012 (Sunday), Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre | |
18:00-19:00 | Chair : Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER Inaugural Lecture: Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission |
19:00-21:00 | Welcome Dinner |
October 8, 2012 (Monday), Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre | |
9:00-9:30 | Registration |
9:30-10:30 | Inaugural Session Chair: Isher Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER Keynote Address : Subir Gokarn, Deputy Governor, RBI |
10:30-11:00 | Chair: Thomas Richardson, Senior Resident Representative, IMF, New Delhi Special Address: Vadim B. Lukov, Ambassador-at-Large, Coordinator of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on G20 and BRICS [Download Presentation] |
11:00-11:15 | Tea/Coffee Break |
11:15-13:00 | Session 1: Eurozone Crisis: Short-Run Challenges and Options Chair: Pierre Jacquet, President, Global Development Network Panel:
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13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
14:00-15:45 | Session 2: Global Imbalances and their Consequences: Past, Present and Future Chair: Onno Ruhl, Country Director, World Bank, India Panel:
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15:45-16:00 | Tea/Coffee Break |
16:00-17:45 | Session 3: Financial Regulatory Reforms: Not far enough or Overkill? Chair: Anand Sinha, Deputy Governor, RBI Panel:
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October 9, 2012 (Tuesday), Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre | |
9:30-11:15 | Session 4: Reforming the International Monetary System: The Need for a New Framework Chair: Jae-ha Park, Deputy Dean, ADBI Panel:
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11:15-11:30 | Tea/Coffee Break |
11:30- 13:15 | Session 5: A Macroeconomic Policy Agenda for Emerging Economies: What Does Research Tell Us? Chair: Bimal Jalan, Former Governor, RBI Panel:
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13:15-14:30 | Lunch |
14:30-16:00 | Session 6: Growth, Austerity and Public Policy Chair: Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor, ICRIER Panel:
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2012-08-31
![]() Conference to Inaugurate ICRIER's Program on Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination on Urbanization in India Preparing for the Urban Challenges of the 21st Century 31st August, 2012 Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Center, New Delhi |
Programme | |
10:00 am - 10:30 am: | Registration |
10:30 am - 11:30 am: | Inaugural Session: Setting Out the Challenge |
Chair: Mr Arun Maira, Member, Planning Commission | |
10:30 am - 10:45 am: | Welcome and Introduction to the Programme Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER |
10:45 am - 11:05 am: | Keynote Address by the Chief Guest Shri. Kamal Nath, Hon'ble Minister of Urban Development |
11:05 am - 11:20 am: | Discussion with participants |
11:20 am - 11:30 am: | Concluding Remarks by the Chair |
11:30 am - 11:45 am: | Tea Break |
11:45 am - 1:30 pm: | Session II: Unlocking Land Values |
Chair: Dr. Sudhir Krishna, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development | |
11:45 am - 12:05 am: | Setting out the Theme: Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER and Project Leader [Download Presentation] |
Experiences from the States: | |
12:05 am - 12:25 pm: | Mr. Navin Mittal, Special Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Andhra Pradesh [Download Presentation] |
12:25 pm - 12:45 pm: | Mr. Aseem Gupta, Additional Municipal CommissionerMunicipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai |
12:45 pm - 1:15 pm: | Discussion |
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm: | Concluding remarks by the Chair |
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm: | Lunch |
2:15 pm - 4:00 pm: | Session III: Land Use and Urban Transport |
Chair: Mr. B. I. Singal, Director General, Institute of Urban Transport, New Delhi | |
2:15 pm - 2:35 pm: | Setting out the Theme: Professor Shivanand Swamy, CEPT, Ahmedabad [Download Presentation] |
Experiences from the States: | |
2:35 pm - 2:55 pm: | Mr S.P.S Parihar, Principal SecretaryUrban Development, Madhya Pradesh [Download Presentation] |
2:55 pm - 3:15 pm: | Mr.I.P. Gautam, Principal SecretaryUrban Development & Housing, Gujarat [Download Presentation] |
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm: | Discussion |
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm: | Concluding remarks by the Chair |
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm: | Launch conference Summary by Ranesh Nair [Download Summary Presentation] |
2012-07-30
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8.30AM | Registration and Tea |
9.00AM - 9.05AM | Welcome Address - Isher Judge Ahluwalia,Chairperson, ICRIER |
9.05AM - 9.15AM | Keynote Remarks - Shivshankar Menon,National Security Advisor |
9.15AM - 11.20AM | Session I: Strategic and Security Issues |
Chair: Kanwal Sibal Presentation of Research Papers: The Politics of Water Discourse in Pakistan- Medha Bisht, India [Download Presentation] External Powers & the Regional Cooperation in South Asia: Sino-US Equation - Nausheen Wasi, Pakistan [Download Presentation] Why Peace Accords Falter? Comparative Mapping of South Asian States' Peacemaking - Rita Manchanda, India Asia-Gulf Energy Trade: Implications on Maritime Security -Bashir Ahmed, India (Read by Rohit Viswanath) Geo-Economic Strategy & Reflectivist Institutionalism: International Seabed Authority's Role vis a vis Strategic Pursuits of China and India in Indian Ocean -Parshant Atkaan, India Panel Discussion: Shahid Javed Burki, K. Raja Menon, Sanjaya Baru, Madhu Bhalla, Radha Kumar | |
11.20AM - 11.30AM | Coffee Break |
11:30AM - 1:15PM | Session II: Sustainable Development, Infrastructure & Population |
Chair: R. K. Pachauri Presentation of Research Papers: The Impact of Climate Change on Food Security - Richa Srivastava, India & Anna Ranuzzi, Italy (Read by Suman Sahai) [Download Presentation] Securing Low Carbon Growth Strategies in Three Energy Sectors (Power, Transport and Housing) - Venkatesh Dutta, India [Download Presentation] The Environment in SinoIndian Strategic Relations - You-te Howard Liao, Taiwan & Ravi Prasad Narayanan, India [Download Presentation] Performance Evaluation of Urban Local Governments: A Case Study of Indian Cities- Simanti Bandopadhyaya, India [Download Presentation] Indo-Nepal Relations: Giving a Sustainable Thrust - Nischal Pandey, Nepal Panel Discussion: Prodipto Ghosh, B. G. Verghese, Robert Bradnock, Suman Sahai, Purnamita Dasgupta | |
1.15PM - 2.00PM | Lunch |
2.00PM - 4.05PM | Session III: South Asian Trade & Economy |
Chair: Shahid Javed Burki Presentation of Research Papers: Identifying Potentials for Global Value Chains in India Bangladesh Trade: A Study of Sensitive List Items - Amrita Saha, India [Download Presentation] The Role of Trade and Investment with Bangladesh in Improving Growth Prospects of Tripura - Ashish Nath, India [Download Presentation] Operationalization of Regional Connectivities Between Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Bhutan & Strategic Infrastructure Development -M. Rahmatullah, Bangladesh (Read by Sahana Roy Chowdhury) [Download Presentation] India's FDI Outflows in South Asia - Anil Kanungo, India Afghan-Pak Transit Trade Agreement: Status, Challenges and Implications - N. K. Paswan, India [Download Presentation] Panel Discussion: Nisha Taneja, Joyashree Roy, Debapriya Bhattacharya | |
4.05PM - 4.15PM | Coffee Break |
4:15PM - 6:20PM | Session IV: Soft Power and Ideologies |
Chair: Robert Bradnock Presentation of Research Papers: Trans Border Identities: A Study on the Impact of Bangladeshi and Nepali Migration to India -Subhakanta Behera, India (Read by Tincy Sara Solomon) Turkey's Experiments with Islam, Democracy and Development: Lessons for South Asia - Anwar Alam, India Strategic Influence of Soft Power: Inferences for India from Chinese Engagement of South & Southern Asia -Parama Sinha Palit & Amitendu Palit, India (Read by Ranjana Khare) [Download Presentation] Panel Discussion: Mushirul Hasan, Navdeep Singh Suri, Debapriya Bhattacharya | |
7.30PM | Dinner |
PANELISTS |
Sanjaya Baru Director for Geo-economics and Strategy, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) & Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research (CPR), New Delhi Madhu Bhalla Professor, Department of East Asian Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Delhi Debapriya Bhattacharya Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh Robert Bradnock Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Kings College, London Shahid Javed Burki Former Finance Minister, Pakistan Purnamita Dasgupta Ford Foundation Chair in Environmental & Resource Economics, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), New Delhi Prodipto Ghosh Distinguished Fellow, TERI & Member, Prime Ministers Council on Climate Change, New Delhi Mushirul Hasan Director General, National Archives of India, New Delhi Radha Kumar Executive Director, Delhi Policy Group, New Delhi K. Raja Menon Distinguished Fellow, IPCS & Chairman, Task Force on Net Assessment & Simulation NSC, New Delhi R. K. Pachauri Director General, Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI), India Joyshree Roy Professor and Head, Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata Suman Sahai Chairperson, Gene Campaign, New Delhi Kanwal Sibal Former Foreign Secretary, Government of India Navdeep Singh Suri Joint Secretary, Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi Nisha Taneja Professor, ICRIER, New Delhi B. G. Verghese Visiting Professor, Centre for Policy Research (CPR), New Delhi |
PAPER WRITERS |
Bashir Ahmed, India Third Secretary, Embassy of India, Jakarta, Indonesia Anwar Alam, India Professor, Centre of West Asian Studies, Jamia Milia Islamia University, New Delhi Parshant Atkaan, India Research Associate, International Division, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi Simanti Bandopadhyaya, India Senior Economist, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), New Delhi Subhakanta Behera, India Consul General of India, Melbourne, Australia Medha Bisht, India Associate Fellow, Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi Venkatesh Dutta, India Assistant Professor, (Environment, Management and Planning) School for Environmental Sciences, Baba Saheb Ambedhkar University, Lucknow Anil Kanungo, India Editor& Part of the Research Division, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi Youte Howard Liao, Taiwan Assistant Professor, China Medical University, Taiwan Rita Manchanda, India Research Director, South Asia Forum for Human Rights, New Delhi Ravi Prasad Narayanan, India Assistant Research Fellow, Institute of International Relations, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan Ashish Nath, India Associate Professor, Department of Analytical & Applied Economics, Tripura University, Tripura Amitendu Palit, India Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), Singapore Parama Sinha Palit, India Researcher & Singapore Representative, India-China Economic and Cultural (ICEC) Council, Singapore Nischal Pandey, Nepal Director, Centre for South Asian Studies, Kathmandu N. K. Paswan, India Associate Professor, Sikkim University, Gangtok M. Rahmatullah, Bangladesh Senior Visiting Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dhaka, Former Director, Transport & Infrastructure UN-ESCAP, Bangkok Anna Ranuzzi, Italy Former Researcher, Gene Campaign, New Delhi Amrita Saha, India Researcher, Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi Richa Srivastava, India Sr. Research Associate, Gene Campaign and Managing Editor, Science and Agriculture Bimonthly Magazine "Gene News",New Delhi Nausheen Wasi, Pakistan Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi, Pakistan |
2012-06-22
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8:30 am 9 am | Registration |
9 am 10 am | Opening Session |
Chair: Parthasarathi Shome, Director and CE, ICRIER Speakers: Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER Geng Xiao, Director of Research, Fung Global Institute Roberto Zagha, Country Director, World Bank, India | |
10 am 10.15 am | Tea break |
10.15 am 11.45 am | Session I: Growth Models |
Chair: Surjit S. Bhalla, Chairman, Oxus Investments Speakers: Shashanka Bhide, Senior Fellow, National Council of Applied Economic Research Geng Xiao, Director of Research, Fung Global Institute N.R. Bhanumurthy, Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy Louis Kuijs, Project Director, Fung Global Institute Discussion | |
11.45 am 1.15 pm | Session II: Policy Processes |
Chair: Pronab Sen, Principal Adviser, Planning Commission Speakers: Geng Xiao, Director of Research, Fung Global Institute Rajat Kathuria, External Consultant, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations Louis Kuijs, Project Director, Fung Global Institute Uri Dadush, Director, Carnegie Endowment's International Economics Program Discussion | |
1.15 am 2.15 pm | Lunch |
2.15 pm 3.45 pm | Session III: Agriculture |
Chair: Ashok Gulati, Chairman, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices Speakers: Uma Lele, Independent Scholar. Ramesh Chand, Director, National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NCAP) Mohammed Saqib, Secretary General, India China Cultural and Economic Centre (ICEC) Discussion | |
3.45 pm 4 pm | Tea break |
4 pm 5.30 pm | Session IV: Urbanization and Sustainability |
Chair: Meenu Tewari, Visiting Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations Speakers: Geng Xiao, Director of Research, Fung Global Institute Ejaz Ghani, Economic Advisor, World Bank Pamela Mar, Adjunct Fellow, Fung Global Institute Amitabh Kundu, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University Download Participants Profile] [Download Programme] |
2012-04-26
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2012-03-20
![]() Focus. The conference will provide an opportunity to discuss China's and India's growth successes among policymakers, practitioners, and academics. It will focus on areas that are viewed as key to sustaining high quality growth over the medium term. It will include a discussion of development paths, financial sector reforms, ways to cope with bouts of global financial instability, inclusiveness, and taxation. |
DRAFT OUTLINE | |
Day 1 | |
8:00-8:30 | Registration |
8:45-9:00 | Welcome Remarks: Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER Anoop Singh, Director, Asia and Pacific Department (APD), IMF |
9:00-9:30 | Keynote Remarks: Du Jinfu, Deputy Governor, People's Bank of China (PBC) B. K. Chaturvedi, Deputy Leader of Indian delegation on the India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue and Member, Planning Commission, India. |
9:30-11:00 | SESSION 1 - The Unfinished Agenda of Financial Sector Reforms |
Financial sectors have evolved rapidly over the past several years in China and India, and is an area for continued reforms in both countries. However, challenges remain, especially in broadening and deepening access to formal financial system. Further, in light of the financial crisis, increasing attention needs to be paid to systemic risks and interconnectedness of markets. The panel will discuss the following key questions:
Panelists: - Qi Bin, Director-General, Research and Strategy Center, China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) [Download Presentation] - Wendy Dobson, Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto [Download Presentation] - K.P. Krishnan, Secretary, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, India [Download Presentation] - Rajiv Lall, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, The Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited (IDFC) - Wang Yu, Deputy Director-General, Research Bureau, PBC | |
11:00-11:15 | Coffee Break |
11:15-12:45 | SESSION 2 - Development Paths |
Both China and India have witnessed rapid growth. However, they have taken different routes. While China has followed a more traditional manufacturing led growth strategy, India's growth has been driven by the services sector. While these growth strategies have served these economies well, there may be a need to refocus and reprioritize these strategies. The session will focus on the following key questions:
Panelists: - Jahangir Aziz, Senior Asia and India Chief Economist, JP Morgan Chase - Qi Bin, Director-General, Research and Strategy Center, China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) [Download Presentation] - Gajendra Haldea, Adviser to Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, India - Cong Liang, Deputy Director-General, Department of National Economy, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) [Download Presentation] - Pradip P. Shah, Chairman, IndAsia Fund Advisors Private Limited | |
12:45-13:00 | Remarks: Arvind Virmani, Executive Director for India, IMF[Download Presentation] |
13:00-14:00 | Lunch - Venue: The Claridges |
14:15-15:45 | SESSION 3- Ensuring that the Benefits of Growth are Shared Broadly |
Higher growth has been seen as the only way out of poverty and income inequality in the emerging economies. Experience shows, however, that higher growth does not automatically translate into lower inequality and substantial progress on social indicators. The panel will discuss the following key questions:
Panelists: - Narendra Jadhav, Member, Planning Commission, India - Sunil Jain, Opinion Editor, Financial Express [Download Presentation] - Anoop Singh, Director, APD, IMF / Laura Papi, Assistant Director, Asia and Pacific Department [Download Presentation] - Hu Xin Zhi, General Manager, Strategic Planning Department, Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) [Download Presentation] - Fan Zhigang, Deputy Head, Urban Finance Research Institute, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)[Download Presentation] | |
15:45-16:00 | Tea Break |
16:00-17:30 | SESSION 4 - Securing Fiscal Resources for Development Expenditures |
Going forward, raising fiscal resources efficiently will be important for sustaining and furthering growth. Tax reforms in India have yielded results; however, there is still ample scope for simplifying and unifying the tax structure, and for improving the efficiency of tax collection. The panel will discuss the following key questions:
Panelists: - Gao Peiyong, Dean, National Academy of Economic Strategy [Download Presentation] - Vikram Nehru, Senior Associate, Asia Programme, Carnegie Endowment - Sun Jie, Senior Fellow, Institute of World Economics and Politics, CASS [Download Presentation] - Shyamal Mukherjee, Executive Director and Joint Tax Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers. | |
19:30 | Dinner Venue: Magnolia Hall, Habitat Center |
Day 2 | |
9:00-10:30 | SESSION 5 - Coping with Global Financial Instability |
Both, China and India, have become more integrated globally over time. Preventing economic disruptions and sustaining growth in the face of growing uncertainties in the US and the EU is going to be a key challenge for these countries. The panel will discuss the following key questions:
Panelists: - Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor and Member, Board of Governors, ICRIER - Subir Gokarn, Deputy Governor, RBI - Zhang Yuyan, Director, Institute of World Economics and Politics, CASS [Download Presentation] - Yung Chul Park, Professor, International Studies, Korea University, Seoul [Download Presentation] - Zong Liang, Deputy General Manager, Strategic Development Department, Bank of China [Download Presentation] | |
10:30-10:45 | Coffee Break |
10:45-11:45 | Round Table Discussion: Ensuring Strong Growth in the Post-Crisis Global Economy |
Moderator: - Vikram Chandra, Chief Executive Officer, New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) Discussants: - Anand Sharma, Hon'ble Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles, India - Zhou Qiren, Dean, National School of Development, Peking University - Chanda Kochhar, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, The Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Ltd. (ICICI) - Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF - Bai Chong-En, Mansfield Freeman Chair Professor and Associate Dean, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University. | |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch - Venue: The Claridges |
2012-02-24
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10.00 am | Welcome Remarks by Mr. Juichi Kimura, Chief Representative, JBIC, New Delhi Opening Remarks by Dr. Isher Ahluwalia,Chairperson, ICRIER Remarks on workshop theme by Mr. Amitabh Kant,Chief Executive, DMIC |
10.45 am | Session 1: Changes in Development Finance in Asia: Trends, Challenges, and Policy Implications |
Chair: Mr. Gajendra Haldea, Adviser to DCH (Infrastructure), Planning Commission Presentation by Mr. Toshiro Nishizawa, Head Country Credit Dept., JBIC [Download Presentation] Discussant: Dr. Partha Mukhopadhyay, Senior Fellow, CPR Discussion | |
12.00 pm | Session 2: Asian Financial Flows and Infrastructure Finance in Asia |
Chair: Mr. H. K. Dubey, Executive Director Operations, HUDCO Presentation by Prof. Yoshino Naoyuki, Professor, Keio University, Japan [Download Presentation] Discussant: Mr. Cherian Thomas, COO, IDFC Foundation Discussion | |
1.30 | Lunch |
2012-02-23
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8:30 8:45 am | Registration |
8:45 10:00 am | Session I -Introductory Session |
8:45 9:00 am | Welcome Remarks by Mr. Hun Kim, Country Director,Asian Development Bank |
9:00 9:30 am | Perspectives on Capacity Building for Urban Development in India Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia,Chairperson,High Powered Expert Committee on Urban Infrastructure and Services |
9:30 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 10:15 am | Tea Break |
10:15 12:15 pm | Session II Urban Planning Dr. P K Mohanty , Additional Secretary & Mission Director (JNNURM), Ministry of Housing& Urban Poverty Alleviation [Download Presentation] Dr. Bimal Patel, Director, Environmental Planning Collaborative, Ahmedabad [Download Presentation] |
12:15 1:00 pm | Session III Municipal Finance Mr. Arbind Modi ,Consultant, Planning Commission, Government of India [Download Presentation] |
1:00 1:45 pm | Lunch |
1:45 3:15 pm | Session IV Financing Urban Infrastructure Dr. K.P. Krishnan, Secretary, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, GOI [Download Presentation] Professor Srinivas Chary Vedala, Dean of Research and Management Studies, Centre for Energy, Environment, Urban Governance, Infrastructure Development, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad [Download Presentation] |
3:15 3:30 pm | Tea Break |
3:30 5:00 pm | Session V Actions for Speedy Project Implementation Mr. Vaibhav Galriya, Project Director, Rajasthan Urban Development Project [Download Presentation] Mr. Arvind Shrivastava, Secretary, Government of Karnataka [Download Presentation] Mr. Vivek Bharadwaj, CEO, Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority, West Bengal |
5:00 5:30 pm | Session VI Break out Sessions on Urban Planning and Urban Finance [Download Presentation] |
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2012-02-03
Workshop | : | Integrating South and East Asia: An Analysis of the Economic Effects of Intensified Regional Cooperation and Integration |
Place | : | New Delhi |
By | : | ICRIER-ADB |
2012-01-13
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Day 1: Thursday, January 12, 2012 | |
2:30-3:00pm | Registration |
3:00-3:15pm | Welcome speech by R. Gopalan, Ministry of Finance (India) |
3:15-3:45pm | Keynote Presentation: Challenges for Emerging Economies Venugopal Reddy, University of Hyderabad (India) |
3:45-6:00pm | Session I: Growth and the Global Economy Chair: Michael Spence, New York University (USA) Speakers: Food Inflation: Drivers and Policy Implications Subir Gokarn, Reserve Bank of India (India) [Download Presentation] Comments on Fiscal and Monetary Policy for Growth Kaushik Basu, Ministry of Finance/Cornell University (India/USA) International Monetary System Richard Cooper, Harvard University (USA) [Download Paper] Refreshments will be available throughout this session |
7:00-8:30pm | Session II: Public Lecture Welcome speech by Nitin Desai, ICRIER (India) Keynote Presentation: Economic Growth in a Multipolar World Michael Spence, New York University (USA) [Download Presentation] Discussant: Venugopal Reddy, University of Hyderabad (India) |
8:30-10:00pm | Dinner |
Day 2: Friday, January 13, 2012 | |
8:30-9:00am | Refreshments |
9:00-10:50am | Session III Part 1: Growth from the Bottom Up Chair: TN Ninan, The Business Standard (India) Speakers: Urban Employment in India: Recent Trends and Future Prospects Martha Chen, Harvard University (USA) [Download Presentation] [Download Paper] Dismantling the License Quota Raid Raj for the Informal Sector: Towards a Bottom Up Agenda of Economic Reforms Madhu Kishwar, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (India) [Download Paper] Discussant: Reema Nanavaty, Self Employed Women Association (India) [Download Presentation] [Download Paper] |
10:50-11:00am | Refreshments |
11:00am-12:50pm | Session III Part 2: Growth from the Bottom Up Chair: TN Ninan, The Business Standard (India) Speakers: The Poor and Growth Abhijit Banerjee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) [Download Presentation] 2 + 2 = 3: The Orwellian Record of Inclusive Growth in India Surjit Bhalla, Oxus Investments (India) [Download Presentation] Discussant: Himanshu, Jawaharlal Nehru University (India) |
12:50-2:00pm | Lunch on |
2:00-3:50pm | Session IV: Understanding Economic Growth in India Chair: Narendra Jadhav, Planning Commission (India) Speakers: Rethinking Growth and the State Philippe Aghion, Harvard University (USA) [Download Presentation] Sectoral Infrastructure Investment in an Unbalanced Growing Economy: The Case of India Chetan Ghate, Indian Statistical Institute (India) [Download Paper] [Download Presentation] Discussant: K.P. Krishnan, Economic Advisory Council, Office of the Prime Minister (India) Partha Sen, Delhi School of Economics (India) |
3:50-4:00pm | Refreshments |
4:00-5:30pm | Session V: Growth, Inflation and Inclusion: Summing Up Chair: Montek Ahluwalia, Planning Commission (India) Speakers: Philippe Aghion, Harvard University (USA) Indira Rajaraman, Indian Statistical Institute (India) Arun Maira, Planning Commission (India) Michael Spence, New York University (USA) Madhu Kishwar, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (India) |
5:30-7:00pm | Cocktails |
2011-12-18
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Day 1: December 16, 2011 (Friday) | |
12:30 pm | Lunch at 32, Aurangzeb Road, New Delhi (Hosted by Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia) |
2:30 pm | Departure from New Delhi to Neemrana |
6:00 - 7:30 pm | Session I: The World Economy Chair: N. K. Singh, Member Board of Governors, ICRIER Speakers: Martin Feldstein, George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Harvard University Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission Discussion |
7:30 pm | Cultural Event followed by Cocktails and Dinner |
Day 2: December 17, 2011 (Saturday) | |
Morning walk in the surroundings of Neemrana followed by Breakfast | |
9:30 - 11:00 am | Session II: Macro Economic Environment Chair: R. Gopalan, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance Speakers: Michael Woodford John Bates Clark Professor of Political Economy, Department of Economics, Columbia University [Download Presentation] Anil Kashyap Edward Eagle Brown Professor of Economics and Finance, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago [Download Presentation] T. N. Ninan Chairman and Editorial Director, Business Standard [Download Presentation] Shashanka Bhide Senior Fellow, NCAER [Download Presentation] Discussion |
11:00 - 11:30 am | Tea/Coffe |
11:30 - 1:00 pm | Session III: Financial Sector Challenges Chair: Parthasarathi Shome, Director and CE, ICRIER Speakers: Raghuram Rajan, Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago [Download Presentation] Chetan Ghate Associate Professor, Planning Unit, Indian Statistical Institute-Delhi [Download Presentation] Anne O. Krueger, Professor, School for Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University Ashima Goyal Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research [Download Presentation] Discussion |
1:00 - 2:00 pm | Lunch |
2:00 - 3:30 pm | Session IV: Challenges for India Moving Forward Chair: Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER Speakers: Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission B. J. Panda, Member of Parliament |
3:30 - 4:00 pm | Tea/Coffee |
4:00 - 5:30 pm | Session V: Challenge of Governance Chair: Suman Bery, Country Director, India, International Growth Centre (IGC) Speakers: Marianne Bertrand Chris P. Dialynas, Professor of Economics and Richard N. Rosett, Faculty Fellow, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago [Download Presentation] Shankar Acharya Honorary Professor and Member Board of Governors, ICRIER [Download Presentation] Ashwini Deshpande Professor, Delhi School of Economics [Download Presentation] Discussion |
6:00 - 7:00 pm | Chair: Abhijit Banerjee, Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics, MIT Guest Speaker: Kapil Sibal, Minister of Human Resource Development, Communication and Information Technology Theme - Realizing Indias Demographic Dividend |
7:30 pm | Cultural Event followed by Cocktails and Dinner |
Day 3: December 18, 2011 (Sunday) | |
09:30 - 11:00 am | Session VI: Trade and Manufacturing Chair: Raghuram Rajan, Eric J. Gleacher, Distinguished Service Professor, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago Speakers: Marc Melitz Professor, Department of Economics, Harvard University [Download Presentation] Rana Hasan Senior Economist, Asian Development Bank [Download Presentation] Anwarul Hoda Professor and Member Board of Governors, ICRIER [Download Presentation] Discussion |
11:00 - 11:30 am | Tea/Coffee |
11:30 - 1:00 pm | Session VII: Telecommunication Services Chair: Shekhar Shah, Director General, NCAER Speakers: Rob Porter Professor, Department of Economics, Northwestern University [Download Presentation] S. Ramadorai, Advisor to PM in National Council on Skill Development and Vice-Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services Rajat Kathuria Professor, International Management Institute [Download Presentation] Discussion |
1:00 - 2:00 pm | Lunch |
2:00 - 3:15 pm | Session VIII: Environment and Climate Change Chair: Anwarul Hoda, Professor and Member Board of Governors, ICRIER Speakers: E. Somanathan Professor, Planning Unit, Indian Statistical Institute-Delhi [Download Presentation] Rohini Pande Mohammed Kamal Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School [Download Presentation] Aparna Sawhney Associate Professor, JNU [Download Presentation] Discussion |
3:15 - 3:45 pm | Tea/Coffee |
3:45 - 5:00 pm | Session IX: Social Sector (Education) Chair: S. Mahendra Dev, Director (Vice Chancellor), IGIDR Speakers: Abhijit Banerjee Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics, MIT [Download Presentation] Pawan Agarwal Adviser , Planning Commission [Download Presentation] Karthik Muralidharan Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California at San Diego [Download Presentation] Discussion |
7:00 pm | Cocktails and Dinner |
Day 4: December 19, 2011 (Monday) | |
Check out and Departure for New Delhi after Breakfast |
2011-11-15
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Research Dialogue on Emerging Economy Perspectives and PrioritiesIn the New Multi-polar World | ||||
Food, Energy and Health Security:What Roles for Technological and Institutional Innovations? | ||||
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Sunday, November 13, 2011 | |
All day | Arrival of International Participants |
18:30 hrs | Meet in the lobby of the Wenjin HotelAnd short walk to the Restaurant |
18:45 hrs | Welcome Dinner Venue: Quanjude Restaurant (Beijing Duck) 1/F, Block A.C, SP. Tower, Tsinghua Science Park Haidian District, Beijing Tel: +86(10)82150018 |
Monday, November 14, 2011 | |
09:00 hrs | Depart hotel Meet in the lobby of the Wenjin Hotel; transfer arranged by the School of Public Policy and Management (SPPM) at the Tsinghua University |
09:20 - 09:30 hrs | Registration Meeting Room 302 SPPM, Tsinghua University |
09:30 - 10:30 hrs | Inaugural Session Word of Welcome: Prof. Lan XUE, Dean of SPPM, Tsinghua University. Inaugural Address: Amb. Yuanying PEI, Former Chinese Ambassador to India [Download Speech] Opening Remarks: Dr. Stephen McGurk, Regional Director, IDRC Conference Overview and Vote of Thanks: Dr. Pooja Sharma, Senior Fellow, ICRIER |
10:30 - 10:35 hrs | Group Photo in front of SPPM [Download Group Photo] |
10:35 - 11:00 hrs | Tea/Coffee |
11:00 - 13:00 hrs | Dialogue I: Health (Issue: Financing of universal health care coverage) Chair: Dr. Yiming SHAO, Chief Expert, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention (NCAIDS) Key Panelists: Prof. Gordon LIU (China) [Download Presentation] Prof. Wei ZHANG (China) Prof. Christina Possas (Brazil) [Download Presentation] Dr. Phusit Prakongsai (Thailand) [Download Presentation] Dr. A. K. Shiva Kumar (India) (TBC) [Download Presentation] |
13:00 - 14:30 hrs | Lunch (Short walk to the restaurant) Jingchun Garden on Tsinghua Campus |
14:30 - 16:00 hrs | Dialogue II: Energy, Environment and Climate Change (Issue: Role of public policy and technology and innovation in promoting energy security) Chair: Prof. Ye QI, Director, Climate Policy Initiative, Tsinghua University Key Panelists: Prof. Jose Moreira (Brazil) [Download Presentation] Dr. Kejun JIANG (China) [Download Presentation] Dr. Joyashree Roy (India) [Download Presentation] |
16:00 - 16:30 hrs | Tea/Coffee |
16:30 hrs | Transfer to Wenjin Hotel; transfer arranged by SPPM |
18:30 hrs | Cocktails and Dinner Lantingxu Restaurant 3rd floor in Wenjin Hotel |
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 | |
08:30 hrs | Depart hotel ( Meet in the lobby of the Wenjin Hotel; transfer arranged by SPPM) |
9:00 - 11:00 hrs | Dialogue III: Technology and Innovation (Issue: Role of institutions and policies in promoting innovation) Chair: Prof. Zheng LIANG, SPPM, Tsinghua University Key Panelists: Prof. Mario Cimoli (Mexico) [Download Presentation] Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka (Kenya) [Download Presentation] Dr. Tarek H. Selim (Egypt) [Download Presentation] Dr. Rajeswari Raina (India) [Download Presentation] Prof. Lan XUE (China) [Download Presentation] |
11:15-11:30 hrs | Tea/Coffee |
11:30-14:00 hrs | Dialogue IV: Agriculture, Food Security and Livelihood (Issue: Role of and challenges faced by small holder agriculture) Chair: Mr. Changbao ZHAO, Deputy Director, Research Center for the Rural Economy, Ministry of Agriculture, China Key Panelists: Dr. Tengku Ariff (Malaysia) [Download Presentation] Prof. Antonio Buainain (Brazil) Prof. Erol Hasan Cakmak (Turkey) [Download Presentation] Prof. Mahendra Dev (India) [Download Presentation] Dr. Xiaobing WANG (China) [Download Presentation] Prof. Antonio Yunez-Naude (Mexico) [Download Presentation] |
14:00-15:00 hrs | Lunch (Lunchbox at SPPM) |
15:00-16:30 hrs | Conclusion Session Chair: Prof. Lan XUE, Dean and Professor, SPPM Highlights of the Four Dialogues: Prof. Jose Moreira (Brazil) Prof. Christina Possas (Brazil) Prof. Zheng LIANG (China) Mr. Changbao ZHAO (China) Discussion Final Comments: Dr. Stephen McGURK, Regional Director, IDRC Regional Office for South Asia and China Dr. Pooja Sharma, Senior Fellow, ICRIER |
16:30-17:00 hrs | Tea/Coffee |
18:00 hrs | Dinner (Transfer to the restaurant; transfer arranged by SPPM) Venue: Baijia Dayuan Restaurant Lejia Garden, 15 Suzhou Street Haidian District, Beijing Tel: +8610-62658851/ 62654186 |
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2011-09-14
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September 13, 2011 (Tuesday) | |
Chair | Parthasarathi Shome, Director & CE, ICRIER |
Inaugural Address: | Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission |
Special Address: | Kemal Dervis, Vice President and Director, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution, USA |
Keynote Conference Speech: | Pranab Mukherjee, Honble Finance Minister, Government of India [Download Speech] |
Chair: | Isher J. Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER |
Vote of Thanks | Parthasarathi Shome, Director & CE, ICRIER |
Session 1: Financial Sector Regulatory Reforms | |
Chair: | Anand Sinha, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India |
Speaker 1: | Paul Bernd Spahn, Professor, Goethe Business School, Germany [Download Note] [Download Presentation] |
Speaker 2: | Kalpana Kochhar, Chief Economist, South Asia Region, World Bank, USA [Download Presentation] |
Speaker 3: | Anwar Nasution, Professor, University of Indonesia [Download Presentation] [Download Paper] |
Discussant 1: | Ashima Goyal, Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research [Download Presentation] |
Discussant 2: | Matt Crooke, Minister-Counsellor (Economic), High Commission of Australia, New Delhi |
Session 2: Reducing Global Imbalances | |
Chair: | Pablo Moreno, Head of the International Division, DG International Affairs, Banco de Espaa |
Speaker 1: | David Vines, Professor, Oxford University, CEPR, UK [Download Presentation] |
Speaker 2: | Mihir Rakshit, Head, Monetary Research Project, ICRA Ltd. |
Speaker 3: | Roberto Zagha, Country Director, World Bank, India [Download Presentation] |
Discussant 1: | Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya, Fellow, ICRIER |
Discussant 2: | Shigeo Kashiwagi, Senior Fellow, Policy Research Institute, Japan [Download Presentation] |
Session 3: The International Monetary System | |
Chair: | Masahiro Kawai, Dean and CEO, ADBI, Japan |
Speaker 1: | Paola Subacchi, Research Director, International Economics, Chatham House, UK [Download Presentation] |
Speaker 2: | James Boughton, Historian, International Monetary Fund (IMF), USA [Download Presentation] |
Speaker 3: | Agns Bnassy-Qur, Director, CEPII [Download Presentation] |
Discussant 1: | Sheetal Chand, Professor, Neapolis University, Cyprus [Download Presentation] |
Discussant 2: | Renu Kohli, Senior Consultant, ICRIER |
September 14, 2011 (Wednesday) | |
Special Address: | R. Gopalan, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India [Download Speech] |
Chair: | Paola Subacchi, Research Director, International Economics, Chatham House, UK |
Session 4: Capital Flows Volatility and Financial Safety Nets | |
Chair: | Paul Bernd Spahn, Professor, Goethe Business School, Germany |
Speaker 1: | Stephen Pickford, Associate Fellow, Chatham House [Download Presentation] [Download Paper] |
Speaker 2: | Atish R. Ghosh, Chief, Systemic Issues Division, International Monetary Fund (IMF), USA [Download Presentation] |
Speaker 3: | Ajay Shah, Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India [Download Presentation] [Download Paper] |
Discussant 1: | Abhijit Sen Gupta, Senior Economics Officer, Asian Development Bank (ADB) [Download Presentation] |
Discussant 2: | Tarun Ramadorai, Reader in Finance, Sad Business School, University of Oxford [Download Presentation] |
Session 5: Development Agenda: The Way Forward | |
Chair: | Alok Sheel, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India |
Speaker 1: | Klaus F. Zimmermann, Full Professor of Economics, Bonn University and Director, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA Bonn), Germany [Download Presentation] |
Speaker 2: | Guanghua Wan, Principal Economist, Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB) [Download Presentation] [Download Highlights] |
Speaker 3: | Stephen Phua, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore [Download Presentation] [Download Paper] |
Speaker 4: | Nagesh Kumar, Chief Economist, UN-ESCAP [Download Presentation] |
Speaker 5: | Biswa Nath Bhattacharyay, Lead Professional and Adviser to the Dean, ADBI [Download Presentation] |
Session 6: Commodity Markets and Food Security | |
Chair: | Parthasarathi Shome, Director & CE, ICRIER |
Speaker 1: | Joachim von Braun, Director, Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn, Germany [Download Presentation] [Download Paper] |
Speaker 2: | Christopher L. Gilbert, Professor of Econometrics, University of Trento, Italy [Download Presentation] [Download Paper] |
Speaker 3: | Bharat Ramaswami, Professor, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), New Delhi [Download Presentation] |
Discussant 1: | Francis Xavier Rathinam, Fellow, ICRIER [Download Presentation] |
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2011-03-21
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Emerging Economies Research Dialogue Review - cum - brainstorming workshop | ||
March 21, 2011 New Delhi, India |
Welcome and Introduction | Welcome: Dr. Partho Shome, Director & CE, ICRIER, New Delhi, India |
Opening Remarks: Dr. Stephen McGurk, Director, Regional Office for South Asia and China, IDRC, Canada | |
Session I: Agriculture, Food Security and Livelihood | |
Moderator: | Prof. Abhijit Sen, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India, New Delhi, India |
Lead panelist: | Prof. Antonio Yunez Naude, Director, Centro de Estudios Econmicos, El Colegio de Mxico, Mexico [download presentation] |
Panelists: | Prof. Antnio Mrcio Buainain, Professor of Economics, Instituto de Economia, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Sao Paulo, Brazil Prof. S. Mahendra Dev, Director, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai, India Open Discussion |
Session II: Technology and Innovation | |
Moderator: | Dr. Y.S. Rajan, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished Professor, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Headquarters, Bengaluru, India |
Lead panelist: | Mr. Anjan Das, Senior Director, Knowledge and Innovation Initiatives, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), New Delhi, India [download presentation] |
Panelists: | Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Director, Monitoring and Research Division, UN-HABITAT and Professorial Fellow, UNU-MERIT, Nairobi, Kenya Prof. Rajah Rasiah, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Dr. Rajeswari Raina, Scientist, National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS-CSIR), New Delhi, India Open Discussion |
Session III: Energy, Environment and Climate Change | |
Moderator: | Dr. Partho Shome, Director & CE, ICRIER, New Delhi, India |
Lead speaker: | Prof. Jose Roberto Moreira, Brazilian Reference Center on Biomass, Institute of Electrotechnology and Energy, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil [download presentation] |
Panelists: | Dr. Ligia Noronha, Director, Resources and Global Security Division, TERI, New Delhi, India Dr. Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished fellow, TERI, New Delhi, India Prof. Jayanta Bandyopadhyay, Professor, Centre for Development and Environmental Policy, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Kolkata, India Open Discussion |
Session IV: Health | |
Moderator: | Prof. K. Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), New Delhi, India |
Lead speaker: | Prof. Claudio Sapelli, Instituto de Economia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile [download presentation] |
Panelists: | Ms. Meenakshi DattaGhosh, Former Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Former Principal Adviser, Health, Nutrition and Family Welfare, Planning Commission, Government of India, New Delhi Dr. K. Sujatha Rao, Former Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi, India. Open Discussion |
Concluding Session [Download] | |
Moderator: | Prof. Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor, Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme, ICRIER, New Delhi, India |
Discussion of visiting panelists and organisers (open for all workshop participants) on the modalities of the second research dialogue |
2011-01-24
Workshop | : | First India KLEMS workshop |
Venue | : | Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi - 110003 |
2011-01-13
Workshop | : | Trade Facilitation in South Asia: Enhancing Intra-SAARC Trade |
Speaker | : | Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Assistant Professor of Finance at ISB |
Venue | : | ICRIER Conference Hall New Delhi |
2010-12-13
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Making SAFTA Effective: An Approach for Pruning Sensitive Lists in South Asia (A Joint ICRIER-KAS Workshop) | ||
December 13, 2010 |
Session 1: Introductory Remarks | |
Prof. Anwarul Hoda (Acting Director and CE, ICRIER) | |
Dr. Beatrice Gorawantschy (Resident Representative, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung) | |
Prof. Nisha Taneja (Professor, ICRIER) | |
Session 2: Presentation of Project Reports | |
India | Dr. Saon Ray (Senior Fellow), Devjit Roy Chowdhury(Research Assistant) and Neetika Kaushal (Research Assistant), ICRIER, New Delhi download presentation |
Nepal | Mr. Paras Kharel (Senior Program Officer), SAWTEE, Kathmandu download presentation |
Sri Lanka | Ms Dharshani R. Premaratne (Research Assistant), IPS, Colombo download presentation |
Bangladesh | Dr. Khondaker Golam Moazzem (Senior Research Fellow), CPD, Dhaka download presentation |
Pakistan | Dr Shaheen Rafi Khan (Research Fellow), SDPI, Islamabad |
Session 3: Discussion | |
Comments from Discussants | |
Concluding Remarks by Prof. Nisha Taneja (Professor, ICRIER) and Mr. Tomislav Delinic (Director, Regional Program SAARC, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung) |
2010-10-28
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International Cooperation in Times of Global Crisis: Views from G20 Countries |
September 16 - 17, 2010 |
Day 1: Thrusday, September 16, 2010 | |
Inaugural Session | |
Opening Remarks: | Parthasarathi Shome, Director & CE (Designate), ICRIER, India Agns Benassy-Quere, Director, CEPII, France and Jean Pisani-Ferry, Director, Bruegel, Belgium |
Inaugural Address: | Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, India |
Session 1: Financial Reform: The End of International Coordination? | |
Chair: | Shigeo Kashiwagi, Senior Fellow, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan. |
Speaker 1: | Avinash Persaud, Chairman, Intelligence Capital, UK. download paper |
Speaker 2: | Nicolas Veron, Senior Fellow, Bruegel, Belgium. download presentation |
Speaker 3: | Aditya Narain, Deputy Division Chief, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF. download presentation |
Discussant 1: | Andrew Sheng, Chief Adviser to the China Banking Regulatory Commission |
Discussant 2: | Olena Havrylchyk, Economist, CEPII, France. download presentation |
Luncheon Session | |
Chair : | Jean Pisani Ferry, Director, BRUEGEL, Belgium |
Keynote Speech : | Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, President, Notre Europe |
Session 2: Trade and Investment: How to Avoid Protectionism and Foster Openness? | |
Chair : | Anwarul Hoda, Professor and Member, Governing Body, ICRIER |
Speaker 1 : | Richard Baldwin, Professor, Graduate Institute, Geneva andSimon Evenett, Professor, University of St Gallen and CEPR, Switzerland. download presentation |
Speaker 2 : | Peter Draper, Trade Program Head, South African Institute of International Affairs, South Africa download presentation |
Speaker 3 : | Alejandro Jara, Deputy Director General, WTO. |
Discussant 1 : | Sinan lgen, Chairman, EDAM, Turkey. |
Session 3: Global Rebalancing: What Can Be Delivered? | |
Chair : | Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor, ICRIER, India. |
Speaker 1: | Yiping Huang, Professor, Peking University, China. download paper |
Speaker 2: | Heribert Dieter, SWP, Germany and Co-Director of the Warwick Commission on International Financial Reform. download paper |
Speaker 3: | Gian-Maria Milesi-Ferretti, Assistant Director, Research Department, IMF. download presentation |
Discussant 1: | Ku-Hyun Jung, Senior Advisor and Former President, Samsung Research Institute (SERI), Korea. |
Discussant 2: | David Vines, Professor, Oxford University, UK. download presentation |
Discussant 3: | Enrique Alberola, Executive Coordinator, International Affairs Associate Directorate, Bank of Spain. download presentation |
Conference Dinner with Keynote Speech (The Claridges, New Delhi) | |
Chair : | Parthasarathi Shome, Director & CE (Designate), ICRIER |
Keynote Speech : | Andrew Sheng, Chief Adviser to the China Banking Regulatory Commission download keynote speech |
Day 2: Friday, September 17, 2010 | |
Session 4: Can The International Monetary System Be Reformed? | |
Chair : | Carlo Monticelli, Head of International Department, Treasury, Italy |
Speaker 1: | Masahiro Kawai, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute, Japan download presentation |
Speaker 2: | Marcel Fratzscher, Head of Division, European Central Bank download presentation |
Discussant 1: | Isabelle Mateos y Lago, Adviser Chief, Strategy Unit, Strategy, Policy and Review Department, IMF download presentation |
Discussant 2: | Michel Aglietta, Professor, University of Paris X Nanterre, France download presentation |
Special Session | |
Chair : | Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER, India |
Keynote Speech: | Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Finance Minister, India. download keynote speech |
Luncheon Session | |
Chair | Agns Bnassy-Qur, Director, CEPII, France |
Luncheon Address: | Changyong Rhee, Secretary General of the Presidential Committee for the G-20 Summit Committee. download keynote speech |
Session 5: Financial Safety Nets: How Can Regional and Multilateral Schemes Coexist? | |
Chair : | Bruno Cabrillac, Director for Economics, International and European Relations, Bank of France. download presentation |
Speaker 1: | Daniel Gros, Director, CEPS, Belgium. download presentation |
Speaker 2: | Valerie Rouxel Laxton, European Commission, DG ECFIN. download presentation |
Discussant 1: | Raden Pardede, Former Chairman of Indonesian Financial Stability Forum. download presentation |
Discussant 2: | Biswa N. Bhattacharyay, Advisor to Dean, ADBI. download presentation |
Discussant 3: | Natalia Volchkova, Assistant Professor, New Economic School and Lead Economist, Russia. download presentation |
Round Table on International Cooperation in Times of Global Crisis: The Way Ahead | |
Chair : | Subir Gokarn, Deputy Governor, RBI, India |
Panelists : | Richard Baldwin, Professor, Graduate Institute, Geneva, Switzerland download presentation Peter Draper, Trade Program Head, South African Institute of International Affairs, South Africa. Yiping Huang, Professor, Peking University, China and ANU, Australia. Rajiv Kumar, Economist, India. Reza Moghadam, Head, IMFs Strategy, Policy and Review Department. |
Summing Up: | Parthasarathi Shome, Director & CE (Designate), ICRIER, India and Agns Benassy-Quere, Director, CEPII, France |
2010-09-17
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International Cooperation in Times of Global Crisis: Views from G20 Countries |
September 16 - 17, 2010 |
Day 1: Thrusday, September 16, 2010 | |
Inaugural Session | |
Opening Remarks: | Parthasarathi Shome, Director & CE (Designate), ICRIER, India Agns Benassy-Quere, Director, CEPII, France and Jean Pisani-Ferry, Director, Bruegel, Belgium |
Inaugural Address: | Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, India |
Session 1: Financial Reform: The End of International Coordination? | |
Chair: | Shigeo Kashiwagi, Senior Fellow, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan. |
Speaker 1: | Avinash Persaud, Chairman, Intelligence Capital, UK. download paper |
Speaker 2: | Nicolas Veron, Senior Fellow, Bruegel, Belgium. download presentation |
Speaker 3: | Aditya Narain, Deputy Division Chief, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF. download presentation |
Discussant 1: | Andrew Sheng, Chief Adviser to the China Banking Regulatory Commission |
Discussant 2: | Olena Havrylchyk, Economist, CEPII, France. download presentation |
Luncheon Session | |
Chair : | Jean Pisani Ferry, Director, BRUEGEL, Belgium |
Keynote Speech : | Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, President, Notre Europe |
Session 2: Trade and Investment: How to Avoid Protectionism and Foster Openness? | |
Chair : | Anwarul Hoda, Professor and Member, Governing Body, ICRIER |
Speaker 1 : | Richard Baldwin, Professor, Graduate Institute, Geneva andSimon Evenett, Professor, University of St Gallen and CEPR, Switzerland. download presentation |
Speaker 2 : | Peter Draper, Trade Program Head, South African Institute of International Affairs, South Africa download presentation |
Speaker 3 : | Alejandro Jara, Deputy Director General, WTO. |
Discussant 1 : | Sinan lgen, Chairman, EDAM, Turkey. |
Session 3: Global Rebalancing: What Can Be Delivered? | |
Chair : | Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor, ICRIER, India. |
Speaker 1: | Yiping Huang, Professor, Peking University, China. download paper |
Speaker 2: | Heribert Dieter, SWP, Germany and Co-Director of the Warwick Commission on International Financial Reform. download paper |
Speaker 3: | Gian-Maria Milesi-Ferretti, Assistant Director, Research Department, IMF. download presentation |
Discussant 1: | Ku-Hyun Jung, Senior Advisor and Former President, Samsung Research Institute (SERI), Korea. |
Discussant 2: | David Vines, Professor, Oxford University, UK. download presentation |
Discussant 3: | Enrique Alberola, Executive Coordinator, International Affairs Associate Directorate, Bank of Spain. download presentation |
Conference Dinner with Keynote Speech (The Claridges, New Delhi) | |
Chair : | Parthasarathi Shome, Director & CE (Designate), ICRIER |
Keynote Speech : | Andrew Sheng, Chief Adviser to the China Banking Regulatory Commission download keynote speech |
Day 2: Friday, September 17, 2010 | |
Session 4: Can The International Monetary System Be Reformed? | |
Chair : | Carlo Monticelli, Head of International Department, Treasury, Italy |
Speaker 1: | Masahiro Kawai, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute, Japan download presentation |
Speaker 2: | Marcel Fratzscher, Head of Division, European Central Bank download presentation |
Discussant 1: | Isabelle Mateos y Lago, Adviser Chief, Strategy Unit, Strategy, Policy and Review Department, IMF download presentation |
Discussant 2: | Michel Aglietta, Professor, University of Paris X Nanterre, France download presentation |
Special Session | |
Chair : | Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER, India |
Keynote Speech: | Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Finance Minister, India. download keynote speech |
Luncheon Session | |
Chair | Agns Bnassy-Qur, Director, CEPII, France |
Luncheon Address: | Changyong Rhee, Secretary General of the Presidential Committee for the G-20 Summit Committee. download keynote speech |
Session 5: Financial Safety Nets: How Can Regional and Multilateral Schemes Coexist? | |
Chair : | Bruno Cabrillac, Director for Economics, International and European Relations, Bank of France. download presentation |
Speaker 1: | Daniel Gros, Director, CEPS, Belgium. download presentation |
Speaker 2: | Valerie Rouxel Laxton, European Commission, DG ECFIN. download presentation |
Discussant 1: | Raden Pardede, Former Chairman of Indonesian Financial Stability Forum. download presentation |
Discussant 2: | Biswa N. Bhattacharyay, Advisor to Dean, ADBI. download presentation |
Discussant 3: | Natalia Volchkova, Assistant Professor, New Economic School and Lead Economist, Russia. download presentation |
Round Table on International Cooperation in Times of Global Crisis: The Way Ahead | |
Chair : | Subir Gokarn, Deputy Governor, RBI, India |
Panelists : | Richard Baldwin, Professor, Graduate Institute, Geneva, Switzerland download presentation Peter Draper, Trade Program Head, South African Institute of International Affairs, South Africa. Yiping Huang, Professor, Peking University, China and ANU, Australia. Rajiv Kumar, Economist, India. Reza Moghadam, Head, IMFs Strategy, Policy and Review Department. |
Summing Up: | Parthasarathi Shome, Director & CE (Designate), ICRIER, India and Agns Benassy-Quere, Director, CEPII, France. |
2010-09-14
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Supported by: PRI (Ministry of Finance, Japan) | |||
Opportunities for Global Partnership between India and Japan Infrastructure, the Environment, and Finance | |||
September 13 - 14, 2010 |
Day 1: Monday, September 13, 2010 | |
Inaugural Session | |
Opening Remarks: | Dr. Parthasarathi Shome, Director & CE (Designate), ICRIER |
Welcome Remarks: | Mr. Hiroshi Watanabe, President and CEO, JBIC |
Keynote Address: | Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission |
Panel Discussion | |
Moderator: | Mr. T.N. Ninan, Editorial Director and Chairman Business Standard |
Guest Speakers: | Dr. Eisuke Sakakibara, Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University Mr. Seigou Mizunuma, Executive Director, J Power download presentation Mr. Hiroshi Watanabe, President & CEO, JBIC download presentation Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Economist Mr. Amitabh Kant, CEO, DMICDC Dr. Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, TERI download presentation |
Closing Remarks: | Mr. Joichi Kimura, Chief Representative, JBIC, New Delhi |
Day 2: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 | |
Working Sessions | |
Opening Remarks: | Mr. Anwarul Hoda, Member, Board of Governors ICRIER |
Welcome Remarks: | Mr. Hiroshi Watanabe, President and CEO, JBIC |
Session 1: Japan's Medium to Long-Term Economic Strategy and Medium to Long-Term Outlook for the Indian Economy | |
Chairperson: | Dr. Sanjaya Baru, Editor, Business Standard |
Presentations | Dr. Tokuo Iwaisako, Principal Economist, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan download presentation Dr. Mathew Joseph, Senior Consultant, ICRIER download presentation |
Lead Discussant: | Ms. Madoka Koda, Senior Economist, Asia Department III, JCIF |
Session 2: Imperatives of Infrastructure Development in India | |
Chairperson: | Mr. Toshiro Nishizawa, Director, Asia Department II, JCIF |
Presentations | Mr. Ryuta Suzuki, Deputy Division Chief, Asia and Oceania Finance Department, JBIC download presentation Dr. Ramgopal Agarwala, Distinguished Fellow, RIS download presentation |
Lead Discussant: | Dr. Partha Mukhopadhyay, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research |
Session 3: Future Direction of Financial Liberalization in India | |
Chairperson: | Dr. S. Narayan, Former Economic Advisor, Govt. of India |
Presentations | Dr. Satoshi Koibuchi, Associate Professor, Chuo University, Japan download presentation Dr. Gurbachan Singh, Visiting Faculty at Planning Unit (Department of Economics), Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi Centre download presentation Dr. Ashima Goyal, Professor, Indira Gandhi Inst. of Dev. Research download presentation |
Lead Discussant: | Dr. K.P. Krishnan, Secretary, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council |
Session 4: India-Japan Partnership Towards a Low-Carbon Economy | |
Chairperson: | Dr. Kirit S. Parikh, Chairman, Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe) |
Presentations | Dr. Toshihiro Uchida, Associate Professor, Chukyo University download paper download presentation Dr. Aparna Sawhney, Associate Professor, Centre for International Trade and Development, JNU download paper download presentation |
Lead Discussant: | Dr. Meeta Keswani Mehra, Associate Professor, Centre for International Trade and Development, JNU download presentation |
Closing Remarks: | Mr. Joichi Kimura, Chief Representative, JBIC, New Delhi |
2010-08-23
Workshop on The Impact of Present Financial Crisis on the Financial Markets of Germany, India and Japan | |
(A Joint ICRIER-KAS Workshop) August 23, 2010 | |
2010-08-13
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2010-04-16
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Workshop on Research and Action Agenda for a National Broadband Initiative | |
April 16, 2010 Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi 110003, India. |
Topic/Speakers |
Introduction to the Workshop and Inauguration |
Introduction (Prof Rekha Jain, Prof Rajat Kathuria) Inauguration: Secretary DIT (Mr R Chandrashekhar), Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER (Dr Rajiv Kumar) |
Theme 1: Experience of Other Countries Chair: Prof Rajat Kathuria Professor, ICRIER |
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Theme 2: Technological Developments Chair: Mr Sridhar Venkatesh, C-DOT Alcatel Research Center |
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Theme 3: State Level Factors Chair: (Dr Priya Ranjan), Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur |
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Theme 4: Demand Factors Chair: Prof. Rekha Jain, IIMA |
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Theme 5: Addressing the Needs of Rural, Semi urban, Low Ability to Pay Customers Chair: Dr Subrat Kar, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi |
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Panel Discussion: Local Loop Unbundling and its Role in Broadband Developments Chair: Dr Mahesh Uppal, ComFirst (India) Pvt. Ltd. |
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Review and Developing the Future Agenda (All Chairs) |
2010-04-07
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International Conference India-Japan-China Dialogue on East Asia Summit Process: The Leadership Conundrum | |
April 6 -7, 2010 New Delhi (Organized by ICRIER) |
Day 1: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 | |
Opening Remarks: | Rajiv Kumar, Director and CE, ICRIER |
Session I: Regional Integration: Implications for the International Economic System | |
Chairperson: | Kishan S. Rana, Honorary Fellow, Institute of Chinese Studies |
Guest Speakers: | Yu Yongding, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences download presentation Masahiro Kawai, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute download presentation Surjit Bhalla, Managing Director, Oxus Investments Private Limited download presentation |
Discussant: | Sanjaya Baru, Editor, Business Standard |
Session II: Economic Community-Building in East Asia: Trends and Prospects | |
Chairperson: | Masahiro Kawai, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute |
Guest Speakers: | Risaburo Nezu, Member of the Board and Senior Executive Fellow, Fujitsu Research Institute download presentation S. K. Mohanty, Senior Fellow, RIS download presentation Peter Chow, Professor, Dept. of Economics, City College New York download paper Ram Upendra Das, Senior Fellow, RIS download presentation |
Discussant: | R. S. Ratna, Professor, Centre for WTO Studies |
Day 2: Wednesday, April 7, 2010 | |
Session III: The Case for India-Japan-China Trilateralism | |
Chairperson: | Sudhir Devare, Director General, Indian Council for World Affairs |
Guest Speakers: | S. Narayan, Former Economic Advisor to Govt. of India Madhu Bhalla, Professor and Head, Dept. of East Asian Studies, Delhi Univ. Vijay Sakhuja, Research Director, Indian Council for World Affairs |
Discussant: | C. Rajamohan, Strategic Affairs Editor, The Indian Express |
Panel Discussion: East Asia Summit: Way Forward for Managing Multi-polar Asia | |
Chairperson: | Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor ICRIER |
Guest Speakers: | Yu Yongding, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Masahiro Kawai, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute Rajiv Kumar, Director and CE, ICRIER Risaburo Nezu, Member of the Board and Senior Executive Fellow, Fujitsu Research Institute |
2010-02-10
Indias Economy: Performance and Challenges | |
February 10, 2010 New Delhi, (Organized by ICRIER) | |
Session 1: Global Perspectives | |
Chairperson: | Y. V. Reddy (former Governor, RBI) |
Chapter authors / speakers: | Martin Wolf "India in the World" Nicholas Stern, Ruth Kattumuri & Nandan Nilekani "A Global Deal on Climate Change: A Possible Role for India" |
Discussant: | Shyam Saran, PMs Special Envoy on Climate Change and former Foreign Secretary |
Session 2: Macro and Financial Policies | |
Chairperson: | Bimal Jalan (former Governor, RBI) |
Chapter authors / speakers: | Shankar Acharya "Macroeconomic Performance and Policies, 200008" [Download Presentation] Rakesh Mohan "Indias Financial Sector and Monetary Policy Reforms: Fostering Growth while Containing Risk" Jaimini Bhagwati "Indias Capital Markets" |
Discussants: | Subir Gokarn, Dy. Governor, RBI Ravi Narain, MD & CEO, NSE |
Session 3: Growth, Inequality, Reforms | |
Chairperson: | Vijay Kelkar (Chairman, India Development Foundation) |
Chapter authors / speakers: | Surjit Bhalla "Indian Economic Growth, 1950 -2008: Facts and Beliefs, Puzzles and Policies [Download Presentation] Suresh Tendulkar "Inequality and Equity during Rapid Growth Process" [Download Presentation] C. Rangarajan "Two Episodes in the Reform Process" |
Discussants: | Roberto Zagha, Director, World Bank Sudipto Mundle, Emeritus Professor, NIPFP |
Session 4: Sectoral Perspectives | |
Chairperson: | N. K. Singh (MP, Rajya Sabha) |
Chapter authors / speakers: | Ashok Gulati "Accelerating Agriculture Growth" [Download Presentation] Gajendra Haldea "Infrastructure at Crossroads" [Download Presentation] Isher Judge Ahluwalia "Social Sector Development: A Perspective from Punjab" [Download Presentation] Sunil Jain and T. N. Ninan "Servicing Indias GDP Growth" [Download Presentation] |
Discussants: | Rajiv Lall, MD & CEO, IDFC [Download Presentation] Kirit Parikh, Chairman, IRADe |
2010-01-16
Eleventh Annual Neemrana Conference | |
January 16-19, 2010 (Organized by ICRIER) |
Day 1: Saturday, January 16, 2010 | |
Session I: The World Economy | |
Chair: | D. Subbarao |
Speakers: | Martin Feldstein (NBER) Raghuram Rajan (NBER) |
Day 2: Sunday, January 17, 2010 | |
Session II: Global Financial Crisis | |
Chair: | Rajiv Kumar, Director and Chief Executive ICRIER |
Speakers: | Jeremy Stein (NBER) download presentation Rakesh Mohan |
Session III: The Indian Economy | |
Chair: | N. K. Singh |
Speakers: | C. Rangarajan Shankar Acharya download presentation Presentation by Nandan Nilekani on Unique Identity, Micropayments and the challenges of the last mile |
Session IV: Reform of the Global Financial Architecture | |
Chair : | Suman Bery |
Speakers: | Montek Ahluwalia Jagdish Bhagwati (NBER) |
Day 3: Monday, January 18, 2010 | |
Session V: Challenges of Urbanization | |
Chair: | B. J. Panda |
Speakers: | Isher Judge Ahluwalia download presentation Ramesh Ramanathan download presentation Ed Glaeser (NBER) |
Session VI: Environment | |
Chair: | Shyam Saran |
Speakers: | Catherine Wolfram (NBER) download presentation E. Somanathan download presentation Severin Borenstein (NBER) download presentation |
Session VII: Affirmative Action | |
Chair: | Nandan Nilekani |
Speakers: | Rohini Pande (NBER) download presentation Abhijit Banerjee (NBER) download presentation |
Session VIII: Governance & Delivery of Public Services | |
Chair: | Deepender Hooda |
Speakers: | Madhav Chavan download presentation Krishan Kumar download presentation Karthik Muralidharan (NBER) download presentation |
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2009-11-12
Conference on South Asian Financial Systems at a Crossroad: Promoting Stability and Growth | |
November 11 & 12, 2009, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi | |
11 November 2009 (Wednesday) | |
Inaugural Session | |
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Session 1: The Future of Financial Sector Reforms | |
Chair: | Rajiv Kumar, Director and CE, ICRIER |
Speakers: | K. P. Krishnan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance, India [Download Presentatio] [ Download Paper] B. D. W. A. Silva, Assistant Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka [Download Presentation & Paper] Paul Joseph, I.E.S (Retd), Principal Advisor, MCX Stock Exchange [Download Presentation] |
Session 2: Strengthening Regulatory Surveillance | |
Chair: | Hans-Bernd Schaefer, Professor at the Bucerius Law School, Hamburg |
Speakers: | Ashima Goyal, Professor at Indira Gandhi Institute for Development Research, Mumbai [Download Presentation] [Download Paper] Meir Sokoler, Member of the Board of the Israeli Supervisory Authority, IMF Advisor, former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Israel [Download Presentation] Dayanand Arora, Visiting Professor, ICIRER and Professor, HTW Berlin, Germany [Download Presentation] Nicolas Veron, Resident Scholar, Bruegel, Belgium [Download Presentation] A. V. Raja, Reader, Department of Economics, University of Hyderabad [Download Presentation] |
12 November 2009 (Thursday) | |
Session 3: Monetary Policy against the Backdrop of the Global Financial Crisis | |
Chair: | Madhusudan Mohanty, Head of Macroeconomic Monitoring, Monetary and Economic Department, Bank for International Settlements [Download Presentation] |
Speakers: | Deepak Mohanty, Head of Economic Policy, Statistics and Information Department, Reserve Bank of India [Download Presentation] Raja Syamsul Anwar, Deputy Director, Monetary Assessment and Strategy Department, Bank Negara Malaysia Victor Munyama, Research Department, South African Reserve Bank Wolfgang Modery, Advisor in Monetary Policy Stance, European Central Bank Key note address by Huzzatul Islam Latifee, Managing Director, Grameen Trust, Bangladesh on Perspectives of microfinance on the backdrop of the global financial crisis [Download Key Note Address] |
Session 4: High Level Panel Discussion: The Future of the International Financial Architecture | |
Chair : | Ashok Kumar Lahiri, Executive Director, Asian Development Bank |
Speakers: | V. Rajwade, Former Director, CRISIL, India [Download Presentation] [Download Paper] Salman Shah, Former Minister of Finance, Pakistan Hekinus Manao, Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia; member of the G 20 Working Group on Enhancing Sound Regulation and Strengthening Transparency [Download Paper] Stefanie Wolff-Hamacher, International Financial Markets, Financial Stability Board, Ministry of Finance Germany [Download Paper] Stephany Griffith-Jones, Financial Markets Director, Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University End of conference with a vote of thanks by Ina Dettmann-Busch, Senior Project Manager, Economic Policy/Good Governance, InWEnt |
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2009-09-15
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Day 1: September 14, 2009 | |
Inaugural Session | |
Opening Comments | Rajiv Kumar, Director & CE, ICRIER, India Jean Pisani-Ferry, Director, Bruegel, Belgium Agnes Benassy-Quere, Director, CEPII, France |
Keynote Speech | Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, India |
Session 1: Scope and Architecture of Financial Regulation | |
Chair: | Shigeo Kashiwagi, Senior Fellow, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan |
Speaker 1 | Avinash Persaud, Chairman, Intelligence Capital, UK [ Download Paper] |
Speaker 2 | Silvina Vatnick, President and Co-Founder of the Center for Financial Stability (CEF), Argentina [Download Presentation] |
Discussant 1 | Olena Havrylchyk, Economist, CEPII, France [Download Paper] |
Discussant 2 | Anand Sinha, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India, India |
Session 2: Accounting Standards and Financial Transparence | |
Chair: | Louis Pauly, Professor, University of Toronto, Canada |
Speaker 1 | Viral Acharya, Professor, New York University, Stern, USA [Download Paper] [Download Paper 2 ] [Download Paper 3] [Download Presentation] |
Speaker 2 | Nicolas Veron, Research Fellow, Bruegel, Belgium [Download Paper 1 ] [Download Paper 2 ] [Download Presentation] |
Discussant 1 | P R Ravi Mohan, General Manager, Reserve Bank of India, India |
Discussant 2 | Ku-Hyun Jung, Samsung Economic Research Institute, South Korea |
Session 3: Global Imbalances and the International Monetary System | |
Chair | Jean Pisani-Ferry, Director of Bruegel, Belgium |
Speaker 1 | David Vines, Professor, Oxford University, CEPR, UK [Download Paper ] [Download Presentation] |
Speaker 2 | Manuel Ramos Francia, Head of Research, Bank of Mexico, Mexico [Download Paper ] |
Speaker 3 | Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti, Assistant Director, Research Department, International Monetary Fund, US [Download Presentation] |
Discussant 1 | Edwin M. Truman, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics, USA [ Download Comment] |
Discussant 2 | HE Fan, CASS, Beijing, China |
Discussant 3 | Dietrich Jahn, Head, Directorate Monetary Policies, German Ministry of Finance, Germany |
Day 2: September 15, 2009 | |
Key note addresses | |
Chair: | Bimal Jalan, Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India |
Keynote Speech | Andrew Sheng, Professor of University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur [Download Keynote Speech ] [Download Keynote Speech ] |
Session 4: Cross-Border Trade and Finance: Emerging Protectionism | |
Chair : | Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor, ICRIER, India |
Speaker 1 | Peter Draper, Trade Program Head, South African Institute of International Affairs, South Africa [Download Presentation] |
Speaker 2 | Min Tang, Deputy Secretary General, China Development Research Foundation, China [Download Presentation] |
2009-07-14
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Conference on "India-Japan Economic Cooperation" | |
July 14, 2008 Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi | |
The objective of the seminar was to spell out the opportunities and challenges for Indo-Japanese Economic Cooperation in todays rapidly globalizing world. The Conference brought together some of the eminent policy makers, academicians, corporate executives and researchers working in the broad area of India-Japan Economic Cooperation. The Conference attempted to identify and suggest measures to fill the existing gaps in the policy aspects in both these countries to strengthen the economic cooperation between them. It aimed to identify future research domain on the subject. The detailed programme-structure of the Conference was as follows- |
Opening Remarks | Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Director and CE,ICRIER |
Session I | Chair: Dr. Jaimini Bhagwati, Additional Secretary (Economic Relations), MEA, Govt. of India Presentation: Prof. Masahiro Kawai, Dean, ADBI, Tokyo, Japan on "Japan-India Economic Cooperation" [Download Presentation] |
Session II | Chair: Dr. Shyam S. Agarwal, Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Govt. of India Presentation: by Dr. Toshiro Nishizawa, JBIC, Japan on "Survey of Japanese FDI" [Download Presentation] |
Session III | Chair: Prof. Brij Tankha, Professor, Dept. of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi Presentation: by Amb. Aftab Seth, Director, Global Security Research Institute, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan on "Japan India Relations - Some History and Contemporary Developments" |
Closing remarks | Closing remarks and vote of thanks by Mr. Shrawan Nigam, Senior Consultant (ICRIER) |
2009-06-30
Roundtable on Efficiency of Economic Policy Formation, Development and Implementation in Key South Asian Economies | |
June 29 - 30, 2009 | |
29 June, 2009 | |
Welcome and Roundtable Objectives | Presenters: Dr. Rajiv Kumar, ICRIER, New Delhi and Prof. Peter Drysdale, ANU, Australia |
Improving Policy Efficiency in South Asia: Conceptual Approach | |
Chair: | Prof. Peter Drysdale |
Presenter: | Dr. Philippa Dee, Crawford School of Economics and Government, ANU, Australia [Download Presentation] |
Session 1: Financial sector reforms in India | |
Chair: | Dr. Ishrat Husain, IBA, Karachi |
Presenter: | Prof. Rajendra Vaidya, IGIDR, Mumbai [Download Presentation] |
Discussant: | Prof. Kaliappa Kalirajan, ANU, Australia |
Session 2: Public Finance and Taxation reforms in India | |
Chair: | Dr. M. Govinda Rao, NIPFP, New Delhi |
Presenter: | Prof. J. V. M. Sarma, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad [Download Presentation] |
Discussant: | Prof. Stephen Howes, ANU, Australia |
Session 3: Trade Policy reform in India | |
Chair : | Dr. Biswajit Dhar, RIS, New Delhi |
Presenter: | Dr. Kanhaiya Singh, NCAER, New Delhi [Download Presentation] |
Discussant: | Dr. Geetanjali Nataraj, NCAER, New Delhi [Download Presentation] |
Session 4: Economic reforms in Pakistan | |
Chair: | Dr. Rajiv Kumar |
Presenter: | Dr. Zafar Mueen Nasir, PIDE, Islamabad [Download Presentation] |
Discussant: | Dr. Shiro Armstrong, EABER, ANU |
30 June, 2009 | |
Session 5: Capital Flows and Investment reform in India | |
Chair: | Prof. U. Sankar, Madras School of Economics, Chennai |
Presenter: | Dr. Pravakar Sahoo, ICRIER and IEG, New Delhi [Download Presentation] |
Discussant: | Dr. Ajit Ranade, Aditya Birla Group, Mumbai |
Session 6: Economic reforms in Bangladesh | |
Chair: | Mr. Suman K. Bery, NCAER, New Delhi |
Presenter: | Dr. Mizanur Rahman, Dhaka University, Dhaka [Download Presentation] |
Discussant: | Dr. Haryo Aswicahyono, CSIS, Jakarta [Download Presentation] |
Session 7: Economic reforms in Sri Lanka | |
Chair: | Dr. V. R. Panchamukhi, Managing Editor, IEJ |
Presenter: | Dr. Dushni Weerakoon, IPS, Colombo [Download Presentation] |
Discussant: | Mr. D. Amarasinghe, Ministry of Finance, Sri Lanka |
Summary and Steps forward | |
Dr. Philippa Dee and Prof. Stephen Howes, ANU, Australia |
2009-05-20
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2009-03-23
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International Conference on Food Security in SAARC | |
March 23, 2009 Amaltas Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road , New Delhi | |
Session 1 | |
Welcome and Introductory remarks by Mr. Shrawan Nigam , Senior Consultant, ICRIER | |
Chair: | Dr. Panjab Singh, Ex- DG, ICAR |
Presentation on Synthesis Paper Food Security in South Asia : Issues and Options Dr. Surabhi Mittal , Senior Fellow ICRIER [Download Presentation] | |
Session 2 | |
Chair: | Dr. Purushottam K. Mudbhary, Chief, Policy Assistance Branch, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) |
Discussion on Country papers | |
Panelists: | Sri Lanka paper by Dr. P. A. Samaratunga Bhutan paper by Dr. Dil Bhadur Rahut India paper by Dr. Surabhi Mittal Maldives paper by Ms. Deepti Sethi Nepal paper by Dr. Khim K. Sharma Bangladesh paper by Mr. Subir Kanti Bairagi |
Session 3: Brainstorming on Way Forward for ensuring Food Security in South Asia | |
Chair: | Amb. Santosh Kumar , Senior Consultant, ICRIER |
Panelists: | Mr. P. K. Mishra, Ex Secretary, MoA, GoI Dr. P. K. Joshi, Director, NCAP, ICAR Dr. Purushottam K. Mudbhary, FAO-RAP Dr. V. Shunmugam, Chief Economist, MCX |
2009-03-20
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Workshop on Current Developments in Indian Financial System (A Joint ICRIER-INWENT Workshop) | |
March 20, 2009 ICRIER Conference Room, Core 6A, 4th Floor , India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road , New Delhi | |
Session 1: Global Financial Crisis: Indian and International perspectives | |
Chair: | Mr. Shrawan Nigam, Senior Consultant, ICRIER |
Panelists: | Dr. Mathew Joseph, Senior Consultant, ICRIER [Download Presentation] Dr. Ulrich Volz, The German Development Institute (DIE) [Download Presentation] Mr. Benno Graw, German Financial Counsellor, German Consulate General, Mumbai [Download Presentation] |
Session 2: Legal and Regulatory framework for Indian Financial System | |
Chair: | Dr. Mathew Joseph, Senior Consultant, ICRIER |
Panelists: | Dr. A V Raja, Reader, Department of Economics, University of Hyderabad [Download Presentation] Prof. K K Krishnan, Associate Professor Insurance, BIMTech [Download Presentation] |
Session 3: Recent Developments in Indian Banking Sector and Capital Market | |
Chair: | Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Director & CE, ICRIER |
Panelists: | Dr. Mandira Sarma, Senior Fellow, ICRIER [Download Presentation] Mr. CKG Nair, Director, Capital Markets, Dept of Economic Affairs, MoF [Download Presentation] |
Vote of Thanks: | Ms. Ina Dettmann-Busch, INWENT |
Participants | Dr. Gunter Dresrusse, Country Director, GTZ, India Mr. Abheek Barua, Chief Economist, HDFC Bank, Delhi Dr. Manoranjan Pattanayak, Economist, CRISIL India Mr. Francis Rathinam, Fellow, ICRIER Ms. Ina Dettmann-Busch, INWENT Ms. Anita Sharma, INWENT India Ms. Devika Chakraborty, INWENT India And participants from GTZ, KFW, German Embassy and ICRIER team |
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2009-03-04
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Workshop on Technology | |
March 4, 2009 | |
Welcome Address: | Mr. Shrawan Nigam , Senior Consultant, ICRIER |
Chair: | Mr. N. Mohanty, Former Secretary, Ministry of Industry, GOI. |
Presentation 1: | "Desirable Technology Policy for India" Prof. Amitav Mallik , Former Director, Laser Science & Technology Centre, Delhi [Download Presentation] |
Presentation 2: | Indias Tryst With Technology: The Way Forward Prof. Amit Shovon Ray,Chair Professor of Trade, Technology and Competitiveness, ICRIER and Sabyasachi Saha , Researcher, ICRIER [Download Presentation] |
Presentation 3: | Internationalisation of R&D Dr. Rajeev Anantaram , Senior Fellow, ICRIER [Download Presentation] |
Discussion Chairmans Remarks |
2009-02-10
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2008-11-07
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Conference on Deepening Financial Sector Reforms and Regional Cooperation in South Asia | |
November 6-7, 2008 Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre Lodhi Road , New Delhi | |
November 6, 2008 | |
Inaugural Session
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Session 1: Financial Sectors in South Asia in the Backdrop of Financial Sector Reforms | |
Chair: | Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor, ICRIER |
Panelist : | K.P. Krishnan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance , India |
Salman Shah, Former Finance Minister of Pakistan [Download Paper] | |
Joshua Felman, IMF [Download Presentation] | |
Session II: Integration of Regional Financial Markets The Road Ahead | |
Chair: | W.A. Wijewardena, Deputy Governor, Central Bank, Sri Lanka |
Panelist : | Eli M. Remolona, Chief Representative, BIS Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific, Hong Kong [Download Presentation] [Download Paper] |
K. M. Abraham, Whole Time Member, Securities and Exchange Board of India [Download Presentation] | |
Ugo Panizza, Chief Debt, Development and Finance Unit, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Geneva [Download Presentation] | |
November 7, 2008 | |
Session III: Financial Inclusion in South Asia | |
Chair | Rajiv Kumar, Director and CE, ICRIER |
Panelist : | Huzzatul Islam Latifee, Managing Director, Grameen Trust , Bangladesh [Download Presentation] |
Mandira Sarma, Senior Fellow, ICRIER [Download Presentation] [Download Paper] | |
Session IV (High Level Panel Discussion) : Regional Financial and Monetary Cooperation: Pursuing Financial Stability | |
Chair | Martina Metzger, BIF/InWEnt [Download Paper] |
Panelist: | Sheel Kant Sharma, Secretary General, SAARC secretariat |
Sebastian G. Paust, Executive Director for Austria, Germany, Luxemburg, Turkey and United Kingdom, Asian Development Bank [Download Presentation] | |
Charles Wyplosz, Professor of Economics, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, University of Geneva [Download Presentation] [Download Paper] | |
Ernesto May, Sector Director, Poverty Reduction, Economic Management, Finance and Private Sector Development, The World Bank, Washington , D.C [Download Presentation] | |
End of conference with a vote of thanks by Gunter Taube, InWEnt | |
Participants : | Mr. Aamir Shamim, Head, Treasury and Financial Institutions Division of the Dawood Islamic Bank Limited, Pakistan [Download Paper] |
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2008-08-22
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Convergence towards regional integration between India and the EU-Trade implications for the UK and India | |
August 22, 2008 | |
Inaugural session | |
Opening remarks: | Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Director & CE, ICRIER |
Guest of Honor: | Dr. Rahul Khullar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry |
Comments : | Mr. Steve Cook, First Secretary (Economic/ Trade Policy), British High Commission |
Collaboration remarks and project overview: | Dr. S. Khorana, Lecturer, Aberystwyth University [Download Presentation] |
Session 1: Leather & Footwear | |
Introductory remark: | Dr. Deb Kusum Das, ICRIER [Download Presentation] |
Chair : | Dr. K. Elangovan, Executive Director, Indian Council for Leather Exports |
Discussant : | Mr. A. Khatua, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry Mr. A. Sondhi, Chairman, Northern region CLE Prof. B. N. Goldar, Economist, Institute of Economic Growth [Download Presentation] Mr. A. Sett, Ankur Footwear, Chennai |
Session 2: Textiles and Clothing | |
Introductory remark: | Dr. S. Khorana, Aberystwyth University [Download Presentation] |
Chair : | Shri D. K. Nair, Secretary General, Confederation of Indian Textile Industry |
Panelists : | Dr. J. N. Singh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles Dr. R. Mehta, Economist, Research and Information Centre for Developing Countries Mr. G. Nair, Matrix Clothing, Delhi |
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2008-05-30
Roundtable Discussion on the Issues of Recent Rise in World Food Prices with US Senator Robert Casey |
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A roundtable discussion was organized on the issues of recent rise in world food prices with the US Senator Robert Casey and delegates from American Embassy on May 30, 2008 at ICRIER. A select group of agricultural experts and economists from Government, Semi-Government, and private Institutions were present to discuss the phenomenon behind the rise in food prices and to learn of its impact on India and the world. Senator said that one-fifth nations of the whole world is facing food insecurity and some solution to this problem needs to be found. The group deliberated on the reasons for this food price rise and also highlighted how the Indian government initiatives have been able to keep the situation under check relative to other countries in the world. The issue of fuel price rise, diversification of grains to bio fuels, impact of climate change, subsidy in the world market, and food security were discussed during this roundtable. It is felt that heavy investment in agriculture are crucial and dissemination of technology to improve productivity is essential to avoid a food crisis situation in the world. |
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2008-05-26
Conference on Moving Out of Poverty | |
Jointly organized by ICRIER with The World Bank May 26, 2008 Venue: ASSOCHAM House, 47, Prithviraj Road | |
Session details, presentation and papers are available in downloadable format. |
SESSION I: MOVING OUT OF POVERTY | |
Chair: | Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER |
Panelists: | Dr. Deepa Narayan, Senior Adviser, World Bank [Download Presentation] Dr. Arjun Sengupta, Chairman, National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector Dr. Isabel Guerrero, Country Director India, World Bank |
Session II: MOVING OUT OF POVERTY: ROLE OF DEMOCRACY | |
Chair: | Prof. Abhijit Sen, Member, Planning Commission |
Panelists: | Dr. Binayak Sen, Senior Economist, World Bank [Download Presentation] Dr. Ashutosh Varshney, Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan Mr. Ajay Mehta, Executive Director, National Foundation for India Dr. Bina Agarwal, Professor of Economics, Institute of Economic Growth , Delhi [Download Presentation] |
Session III: MOVING OUT OF POVERTY: ROLE OF PRIVATE SECTOR AND CIVIL SOCIETY | |
Chair: | Mr. Yogesh C. Deveshwar, Chairman, ITC Ltd. |
Panelists: | Prof. Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue Ms. Soumya Kapoor, Consultant, World Bank [Download Presentation] Mr. Arun Maira, Chairman, Boston Consulting Group India Dr. Rukmani Banerji, North India Director, Pratham [Download Presentation] Ms. Renana Jhabvala, President, SEWA Bharat |
Closing Comments: | Prof. Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue |
2008-04-29
South Asia Regional Dialogue on Global Economic Governance and Trade | |
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ICRIER in collaboration with Oxford Universitys Global Economic Governance Programme; The Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies in Geneva; and the Emerging Dynamic Global Economies Network, Canada, organized the South Asia Regional Dialogue on Global Economic Governance and Trade. The aim of the dialogue was to stimulate debate on global trade governance issues, so that leading developing countries have an opportunity to frame their interests and concerns, and shape an evolving agenda. | |
Session details, presentation and papers are available in downloadable format. |
April 29 , 2008 | |
Opening remarks: | Rajiv Kumar, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER Carolyn Deere, Director, Global Trade Governance Project, GEG |
Keynote Address: | Gopal Pillai, Commerce Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry |
Session I: The Status of the Global Trade Governance Debate: An Overview | |
Chair: | Gopal Pillai, Commerce Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry |
Panel: | Development, sustainability and the trade governance debate at the WTO: Core challenges, proposals, and gaps? Carolyn Deere, Director, Global Trade Governance Project, GEG [Download Presentation] Rule-making, negotiations and disputes: Issues for WTO institutional reform Ricardo Melendez-Ortiz, Chief Executive, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development [Download Paper] Monitoring the monitors: Strengthening the WTOs information system Arunabha Ghosh, Associate, Global Economic Governance Programme, University of Oxford [Download Presentation] [Download Paper] |
Discussants : | Anwarul Hoda, Member, Planning Commission, Former Permanent Representative of India to the WTO, and Deputy Director General of the WTO Pradeep S. Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International, and Member, Warwick Commission into the Future of the Global Trade Regime |
Session II: Priorities in global trade governance: South Asian perspectives | |
Chair: | Amit Dasgupta, Joint Secretary (PD), Ministry of External Affairs |
Panel: | Bangladeshs interests in reforming global trade governance Fahmida Khatun, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka [Download Presentation] Sri Lankas interests in reforming global trade governance Saman Kelegama, Executive Director, Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka Pakistans interests in reforming global trade governance Ahmad I. Aslam, Institute of Trade and Development, Pakistan [Download Presentation] Indias interests in reforming global trade governance Nagesh Kumar, Director-General, Research and Information Systems, New Delhi |
Discussants : | Rajiv Kumar, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER |
Session III: Emerging powers in global trade governance: Indias role? | |
Chair: | Nitin Desai, Member, Board of Governors, ICRIER, Former UN Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs |
Panel: | How should the WTO prepare for the rise of India and other emerging powers? Pradeep S. Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International, and Member, Warwick Commission into the Future of the Global Trade Regime [Download Presentation] [Download Paper] Lessons from Indias experience in the WTO: How should India prepare for the post-Doha WTO? Suparna Karmakar, Senior Fellow, ICRIER [Download Presentation] |
Discussants : | What do South Asia and the developing world expect from India? Debapriya Bhattacharya, Ambassador of Bangladesh, United Nations in Geneva |
Session IV: Emerging Issues for South Asia in Global Trade Governance | |
Chair: | S. N. Menon, Former Commerce Secretary, Government of India |
Panel: | Research and Policy Analysis Needs for Generating South Asian Inputs for Improving Global Economic Governance Debapriya Bhattacharya, Ambassador of Bangladesh, United Nations in Geneva Priorities Beyond Doha: South Asia in the governance of the global trading regime Veena Jha, Visiting Professorial Fellow, University of Warwick, UK and Executive Director, Maguru Consultants Limited [Download Presentation] Challenges at the intersection of multilateral and regional trade governance in South Asia Rashid Kaukab, Former Senior Consultant, UNCTAD [Download Presentation] |
Roundtable Discussion: Other perspectives and an agenda for future collaboration | |
Chair: | Carolyn Deere, Director, Global Trade Governance Project, GEG |
Vote of Thanks: | Rajiv Kumar, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER |
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2008-01-13
Ninth Annual NBER Conference Organized by ICRIER | |
January 13 - 15, 2008 | |
January 13, 2008 | |
Session I: The India Session | |
Chair | Isher Judge Ahluwalia, ICRIER |
Panel : | P. Chidambaram, Minister of Finance |
Montek Singh Aluwalia, Planning Commission | |
Discussant : | Shankar N. Acharya, ICRIER |
Chair | Martin Feldstein, NBER |
Panel : | Montek Singh Aluwalia, Planning Commission |
Discussant : | Shankar N. Acharya, ICRIER |
Session II: US & the World Economy | |
Chair | Kapil Sibal, Minister of Science and Technology |
Panel : | Martin Feldstein, NBER |
Rakesh Mohan, RBI | |
Discussant : | Raghuram Rajan, NBER |
Session III: Trade and Competitiveness | |
Chair | Uday Kotak, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. |
Panel : | Gopal Pillai, Ministry of Commerce |
Discussant : | Takatoshi Ito, NBER |
Elhanan Helpman, NBER | |
January 14, 2008 | |
Session IV: Political Economy of Reforms | |
Chair | T.N Ninan, Business Standard |
Panel : | Manvendra Singh, BJP |
Naveen Jindal, INC | |
B. J. Panda, BJD | |
Discussant : | Pratap Bhanu Mehta, CPR |
Brian Knight, NBER [Download Presentation] | |
Session V: State Session: Haryana | |
Chair | Rajiv Kumar, ICRIER |
Speech: | Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Chief Minister, Haryana |
Presentation: | "Haryana : Challenges in Agriculture, Education and Infrastructure" - By Rajeev Arora, MD, HSIIDC [Download Presentation] |
Prespectives form Government of Inda : | Kirit S. Parikh, Planning Commission |
Perspectives from Private Sector : | Sanjeev K. Asthana, RIL |
Sunil K. Munjal, Hero Group | |
Session VI: What Ails Indian Agriculture? | |
Chair | Shankar Acharya, ICRIER |
Panel : | Abhijit Sen, Planning Commission |
Ashok Gulati, IFPRI [Download Presentation] | |
Tushaar Shah, IWMI, Colombo [Download Presentation] | |
V.S. Vyas, Institute of Development Studies | |
Discussant : | Surjit S. Bhalla, Oxus Investments |
Gary Libecap , NBER [Download Presentation] | |
Session VII: International Capital Markets and Exchange | |
Chair | Suman Bery, NCAER |
Panel : | Takatoshi Ito, NBER [Download Presentation] |
Elhanan Helpman, NBER [Download Presentation] | |
Michael Dooley, NBER | |
January 15, 2008 | |
Session VIII: Educational Reforms in India | |
Chair | Katherine Baicker, Harvard University |
Panel : | B. S. Baswan, IIPA [Download Paper] |
Sushma Berlia, Education Promotion Society of India | |
Karthik Muralidharan, NBER [Download Presentation] [Download Paper] | |
Discussant : | Gurcharan Das |
Session IX: Fiscal Issues in the United States | |
Chair | M. Govinda Rao, NIPFP |
Panel : | Alan Auerbach, NBER [Download Presentation] |
Katherine Baicker, Harvard University [Download Presentation] |
2007-12-07
Conference on India and China's Role in International Trade and Finance and Global Economic Governance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Organised by Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) International Monetary Fund (IMF) New Delhi, India at Jacaranda II, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi December 6-7, 2007
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2007-11-23
Conference on Financial Globalisation and Domestic Financial Sector Development in South and Central Asia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November 22-23, 2007
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2007-11-01
Conference on India and Italy in the Global Economy: Enhancing Trade and Co-operation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November 1, 2007 Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi
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2007-10-09
Conference on India's Look East Policy : Challenges for Sub-Regional Cooperation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
October 07-09, 2007 VISHWARATNA HOTEL, A.T. ROAD, GUWAHATI - 781 001 Organized by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, Delhi Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati
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2007-05-17
Workshop on Special Economic Zones and their Impact on Export Promotion | |||||||||||||||||||||
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ICRIER organized a workshop on Special Economic Zones and their Impact on Export Promotion to discuss research findings and seek comments of the key stakeholders on this important topic. This workshop is the final step of ICRIER's ongoing research on a Cost-Benefit Analyses of India's Export Promotion Schemes. The project was commissioned by the Ministry of Finance, and the researchers have attempted to evaluate the overall economic impact (welfare gains/loss vis-a-vis investment, foreign exchange and employment etc) of existing export promotion schemes, including SEZs. Based on detailed quantitative analysis, the studies make relevant policy recommendations for the Government of India.
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2007-04-26
International Workshop on Intra-Asian FDI Flows: Magnitude, Trends, Prospects and Policy Implications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 25 - 26, 2007 Casurina Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road New Delhi 3, India
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2007-02-20
Workshop on Economic and Socio-Political Development Experiences in India and Asia | ||||||||||||
February 20, 2007. by ICRIER and the India Study Group of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF), Japan
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2006-12-15
Growth in India and the World | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 14-15, 2006 An international conference organized by ICRIER The Microeconomics of Growth Network and the World Bank.
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2006-11-07
India and the Global Economy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2006-11-02
ASSOCHAM and ICRIER jointly organized a conference on "Globalization and Higher Education in India" |
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The salient points that emerged from the discussions were:
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2006-05-26
"Increased Integration of China and India in the Global Financial System: Issues and Implications" | ||||
The Delhi workshop, organized jointly by ICRIER and the World Bank discussed two broad sets of questions underpinning the background papers that have been prepared: First, how is the emergence of and policy changes in China and India changing the patterns of international capital flows and balance sheets? Second, and more broadly, what issues and challenges does the increased integration of China and India in the international financial system pose for the global financial system? |
2006-04-07
WTO and the Doha Round: The Way Forward |
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The Doha Round of Negotiations is now at a critical juncture. While Members are convinced that the successful conclusion of the Doha Development Agenda will be in their collective interests and hence keen that the 2006 deadline is not missed, talks seems to have reached a plateau. Indias active role in Hong Kong has been recognized by all; India has now the opportunity to play an effective role in resolving the current impasse in agriculture, and further the negotiations in non-agricultural market access and services. It is in this context Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) organised a one-and-half day International Conference on WTO and the Doha Round: The Way Forward, on April 6 and 7, 2006 at the ITPO Conference Hall, New Delhi. This conference brought together leading academicians, policy analysts, policy makers, experts and trade-negotiators to interact and brainstorm and find a way forward for a successful conclusion of the ongoing Round. The Honble Commerce and Industry Minister of India, Mr. Kamal Nath inaugurated the Conference, and also delivered the Valedictory Address. Mr Pascal Lamy, Director General of the WTO gave a special address at the inaugural session. The Conference was sponsored by the Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) and supported by the Ministry of Commerce. Special Address: Mr. Pascal Lamy, Director General, WTO - View speech
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2006-03-30
International Workshop for the IDRC Research Project on Preferential Trading Agreements in Asia: towards an Asian Economic Community | |
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The first international workshop of the IDRC Research Project on "Preferential Trading Agreements in Asia: towards an Asian Economic Community" being undertaken by ICRIER, was held on March 30, 2006. Preliminary research findings were presented by the Principal Researcher for the Project, Dr. Amita Batra, Senior Fellow, ICRIER. Scholars from other institutes in the region were invited to present their own research in related areas. The following scholars were present at the workshop: Dr. Lu Jianren, Professor, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, Dr. Wisarn Pupphavesa, Advisor, Thailand Development Research Institute, Bangkok and Dr. Rahul Sen, Fellow, ISEAS, Singapore. Prof. Peter Drysdale from the Australian National University presented the concept paper on the "Asian Economic Community". The keynote address at the workshop was given by Mr. Shashank, former Foreign Secretary, Govt. of India Leading experts from research institutes, World Bank, ADB, policymakers, Govt. of India representatives and academics were present at the workshop and provided useful inputs. |
2006-03-07
A Roundtable Discussion: People Moving, Jobs Moving: The Impact of Migration between UK and India |
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ICRIER in collaboration with the Global Development Network (GDN) and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) organised a roundtable discussion on People Moving, Jobs Moving: The Impact of Migration between UK and India. This roundtable focused on key aspects of migration flows between India and the UK towards a better understanding of how changing economic and demographic conditions affect flows of people and jobs and more importantly, participants will discuss strategies to enable migration flows to positively benefit Indias economic development. Mr. N.K. Singh, Board Member, ICRIER and former member of the Global Commission on International Migration has chaired the roundtable. Senior policymakers, academics and industry representatives participated in the discussion. |
2005-07-14
Report on FDI in Retail Sector: India |
(Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Ms. Nitisha Patel) |
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First Photo: Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Senior Fellow, ICRIER and Dr. Arvind Virmani, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER addressing the Media on the launch of the ICRIER-Department of Consumer Affairs Report on "FDI in Retail Sector: India" Second Photo:Media at the launch of the ICRIER-Department of Consumer Affairs Report on "FDI in Retail Sector: India" ICRIER organised a press briefing on the release of the ICRIER & Department of Consumer Affairs, (Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India) Report on "FDI in Retail Sector: India" on July 14, 2005 in ICRIER Conference hall. The briefing was addressed by Dr. Arvind Virmani, Director & CE, ICRIER and Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Senior Fellow ICRIER and the author of the report. Dr. Mukherjee made a presentation on the report to the media present. The first academic research in the area, the report takes into account the views of stakeholders and evaluates its likely impact on them, with the objective of enabling the Government to take important policy decisions. The preliminary findings of the report were presented before the government and other stakeholders at a seminar organized by ICRIER in New Delhi on November 22, 2004. The report recommends that FDI should be allowed in retailing since it would speed up the growth of organised formats. The study found that organised retailing has significant backward linkages by setting up of supply chains, investment in food processing industry and manufacturing units, increased productivity of agriculture, growth of interlinked sectors s |